Malcolm In The Middle star Frankie Muniz has mentioned “this is just the beginning” after he crashed on his debut in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series racing occasion.
Muniz completed thirty third out of 38 racers after getting caught up in a multi-car crash, often called a “wreck”, on the thirty seventh lap of the 120-lap United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway in Florida on Monday.
The 38-year-old, who was driving for Joey Gase Racing, reached as excessive as thirteenth place at one level earlier than ending early as a result of crash.
Nascar’s Xfinity Series posted on social media that Muniz had been “evaluated and released from the infield care centre” following the collision.
There isn’t any suggestion he was injured and Muniz did not point out experiencing any ache in an interview with NASCAR information website Frontstretch after the race.
He advised the positioning: “(The crash) was unfortunate because we were trying to be cautious.
“Unfortunately we’re finished early… we did not do something flawed I simply acquired caught up.”
Muniz added: “I hoped my Xfinity debut can be higher than this… I do know I’ve acquired a protracted method to go, that is only the start.”
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The Xfinity Series is NASCAR’s second-tier circuit after the motorsport’s top-level Cup Series.
Muniz, who performed the central character within the hit US comedy Malcolm In The Middle between 2000 and 2006, competed within the entry-level ARCA Series in 2023.
Speaking concerning the step as much as the Xfinity Series earlier than the race, Muniz mentioned: “I’m excited to prove to people that I can race in this series… Everybody out there is good. I don’t want to call it self-doubt. It has nothing to do with that. I just have to prove it to myself as soon as we get on track. Hopefully we can do that.”
Muniz now splits his time between the race observe and the massive display – and is about to seem within the upcoming futuristic thriller film Renner.
Source: information.sky.com”