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Frankie Muniz was unhurt after he was involved in a truck crash during a NASCAR race Friday, as the Malcolm in the Middle star exchanged heated words with another driver.
The 40-year-old actor had been taking part in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee at the time of the collision on the third turn, which involved competing drivers Tyler Reif and Timmy Hill.
'I think [Reif] maybe got impatient, I don't know,' Muniz told Fox Sports in the wake of the crash, adding that Reif had been verbally harassing him during Friday's event leading up to the collision.
Muniz said, 'He was yelling at me in there, saying I'm a lapper, like I shouldn't be racing. I'm in the lucky dog position - I'm fighting.
'I belong on that racetrack just as much as he does, just as much as the leaders do. I'm not going to back down on that.'
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Frankie Muniz, 40, was unhurt Friday after he was involved in a truck crash during a NASCAR race, as the Malcolm in the Middle star exchanged heated words with another driver
The 40-year-old actor had been taking part in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee at the time of the collision
The New Jersey-born star said of his performance in the race: 'I haven't seen a replay, but based on what I felt, I went to the middle of the track.
'I didn't track all the way out to show that I was going to go back to the bottom.'
Muniz said he 'felt pretty quick' and that his race team was 'running pretty good' prior to the crash.
'We were in the lucky dog position, so I was just trying to do some good lap times,' Muniz said. 'I think there was like 10 to go on the stage.'
Asked about the irony of the crashout on the day his show returned to the air, Muniz told reporters, 'Hopefully it got TV time, you know what I mean? Hopefully, people are going to watch the reboot right after this race!'
Muniz took to the track as he reprises his trademark role of the titular character on the spinoff Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair, a limited four-episode series streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.
Muniz, who drove a light blue F-150 truck promoting the reboot, reunites with longtime castmates Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek and Justin Berfield on the series.
Muniz, who appeared on the original TV series between 2000-2006, had hyped the race on his social media as 'two completely different chapters of my life colliding head-on in the most insane, beautiful, full-send way possible.'
Muniz took to the track as he reprises his trademark role of the titular character on the spinoff Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
Muniz drove a light blue F-150 truck promoting the reboot
He wrote, 'On Friday, April 10th, the Malcolm in the Middle family explodes back on @Hulu on Disney+ with Life’s Still Unfair... and the exact same day, I’m strapping in and driving the Malcolm in the Middle truck at Bristol Motor Speedway!
'My childhood. My chaos. My racing life. All smashing together at 150+ mph on one of the wildest tracks on the planet.'
Muniz promised 'this isn’t just a crossover,' naming a trio of popular characters from the series.
He wrote, 'Dewey would lose his mind. Lois would be screaming. Hal would already be on fire.'
Muniz wrapped in saying, 'This one’s for every fan who grew up with Malcolm and every fan who’s watched me chase this racing dream,' ending the post, 'Let’s make history.'
Muniz told Deadline last week that he remains focused on developing his skills as a racecar driver.
'Obviously right now, I’m pursuing racing full-time, and a lot of that has to do with the fact that when I dive into something, I go 100 percent,' Muniz said. 'I don’t have hobbies, I wanna be the best race car driver I can be.
'I have an opportunity in front of me, and I wanna try to go out and win all the races and make Ford and all my sponsors super proud, and myself proud.'
Muniz last week that he remains focused on developing his skills as a racecar driver, but would be open to returning to Hollywood, as well
Muniz had hyped the race on his X account last week
Muniz, who has also been seen on shows such as The Rookie, The Clean and Preacher, said that if he 'had an opportunity to go back into the acting world, [he] wouldn’t hesitate,' adding, 'I would love to be there.'
The actor last month told Entertainment Weekly about the breakneck pace he went at balancing his racing schedule with filming the reboot.
'I would film Sunday through Wednesday, fly Thursday, race Friday, and fly back Saturday,' Muniz said. 'It was exhausting, but I also know how cool it is to have the opportunity to get to do this again, so I wasn't going to complain at all.'
He added, 'I am so thankful to everybody on the production for working around my NASCAR schedule.'
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