FRANKIE MUNIZ, the former child actor and star of Malcolm in the Middle, has crossed over from Hollywood to NASCAR.
Muniz, 38, rose to prominence during childhood in the 2000s by starring alongside celebrity actors like Bryan Cranston, Paul Giamatti, Diane Lane and more.
However, the Hollywood celeb has put acting in the rear view mirror the last few years and has instead been focusing on professional car racing since 2006.
And the Agent Cody Banks star is joining Reaume Brothers Racing as a full-time driver for the 2025 season of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
Muniz told PEOPLE: “I don’t want to say it’s a long time coming, but this has been a dream of mine for forever.
“I started with doing the open wheel route. I thought I was going to go IndyCar, kind of the Formula 1 route, but I always had in the back of my mind that I wanted to try NASCAR.
“I wanted to do it. I grew up watching NASCAR. I was a huge fan, but it’s not something I necessarily thought that I’d ever get the opportunity to do.
“I want people to know that I’ve literally dedicated my life to this. When I’m not in the race car, I’m thinking about being in the race car.
“I’m training, I’m in the simulator at Ford, the Ford Performance Technical Center.
“I’m working with my engineers and my crew chiefs and the team and doing everything I can.
“The kid from Malcolm in the Middle is racing in NASCAR. You know what I mean? And that’s what people say, but I am. I did it.
“I don’t want to just have made it to NASCAR — I want, when people think of the truck series, they think of NASCAR that they think of, ‘Oh, I want to watch Frankie. He’s competitive’. So I’m doing everything I can.”
Muniz‘s debut season kicks off on February 14 at Daytona Beach in Florida.
