Frankie Muniz Hospitalized After Crashing Race Car at Daytona

“Malcolm in the Middle” star Frankie Muniz was rushed to a Florida hospital on Wednesday after he crashed during a practice lap at a Veterans Day event at the Daytona International Speedway.

Muniz, who picked up a second career as a racing driver in 2006, was scheduled to race as part of Team Air Force for Ford’s “Proud to Honor Veterans Day Classic” event on Wednesday. But during a practice lap while the track was closed to the public, according to Entertainment Tonight, Muniz crashed his car. He was later taken to a local hospital and will no longer participate in the event, according to ET.

Representatives for Muniz and Ford Racing did not respond to an immediate request for comment. A Ford Racing spokesperson told People that Muniz was “taken to a local medical facility for further evaluation and is awake and alert,” but they did not provide an update on his condition.

“Malcolm in the Middle” co-star Bryan Cranston, who joined Muniz in the show’s four-episode revival earlier this year on Disney+, was also set to appear at the event to support him, according to ET.

Muniz has maintained his racing career even as he made small returns to acting throughout the 2020s. He participated in NASCAR’s Craftsman Truck Series for the last two consecutive seasons, filming the “Malcolm in the MIddle” revival around his racing schedule.

“I was the first person that they ever had to work around cause normally like an actor is committed to the acting,” Muniz told Fox Sports’ Bob Pockrass last year. “But obviously I was a race car driver before they greenlit this show.”

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