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NASCAR Truck Series: Frankie Muniz makes debut at Nashville
Former Malcolm in the Middle star Frankie Muniz made his NASCAR Truck Series debut at Nashville Superspeedway on Friday.
Frankie Muniz is getting honest about his mental health.
The “Malcolm in the Middle” star, 39, shared a raw message with fans on social media about struggling emotionally after facing several setbacks in his career as a NASCAR driver.
“If I’m being 100% honest … Mentally/emotionally I may be at a new low,” he posted April 21 on X. “Just wanted to say it out loud.”
The message came after Muniz, who announced in October he would begin a full-time NASCAR career in the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, finished 23rd out of 35 in an April 18 race at Rockingham Speedway in North Carolina. He told ABC45 WXLV’s Peter Stratta that he had mechanical issues with his vehicle.
“My power steering line burst, so I lost power steering,” he said. “I started the second stage with no power steering (and) ripped a hole in my hand. Probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”
Muniz continued that he “could have been maybe a top 15” finisher without these issues, adding that he feels he’s “oddly cursed or something” because he’s had “bad luck almost for two years straight.” But he went on to ask, “How many times can I say, ‘Wow, I got bad luck?’ My wife doesn’t believe me anymore. I love my wife, and she’s super supportive, but she’s like, ‘Maybe it’s you. Maybe you’re just not good.'”
Muniz was previously involved in an accident during a race at Bristol Motor Speedway earlier this month, according to Athlon Sports. “Bristol was not what we were going for,” he said on Facebook.
Muniz starred as the title character on the Fox sitcom “Malcolm in the Middle,” and in December, it was announced that he will reprise the role in a four-episode reboot on Disney+. In a recent interview with Beating and Banging, Muniz said he has been balancing his NASCAR career with work on the reboot and had to have his filming schedule adjusted so he could race at Bristol.
“I don’t want to say my priority is the racing, but it is,” he said. “That’s what I want to be. I’m a racecar driver. I’ve been so excited about ‘Malcolm’ coming back, I’ve been so excited about this opportunity. We’ve been talking about it for 10 years, and it just so happens that it’s happening at the same time while I’m racing full time. … I’m trying to make it work.”
In a recent Instagram live, Muniz said he has had “one of the craziest schedules of my entire life” while balancing his NASCAR career with the “Malcolm” reboot.
“It’s hard to keep fighting if you don’t feel like you’re making progress,” he also said. “I really, really love my team, and they’re all working so hard, and we just need a little bit of luck on our side to go our way.”
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