Malcolm in the Middle star goes full-time with drama career, but $580,000 prize pool dwarfed by lucrative fortune

From Malcom in the middle to the front of the pack. That’s where actor Frankie Muniz hopes to be soon.

The 38-year-old, who starred as the titular character on the hit Fox series for seven seasons, has long been running alongside his acting career.

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For the last 20 years, after starting in 2004, he has worked at different levels and two years later he turned professional.

Muniz participated in 14 races in 2006 in the Formula BMW USA series, and the following year, he moved to the Champ Car Atlantic Series.

He continued to compete until 2009, when a crash left him with injuries that forced him to step away.

The star has since returned to the track and competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series in 2023, finishing fourth in the season standings.

And Muniz announced an exciting career update this week, confirming that he has secured a full-time seat in the NASCAR Truck Series for 2025.

He will drive the number 33 Ford of Reaume Brothers Racing.

“I don’t want to say it’s going to be a long time coming, but this has been a dream of mine forever,” she told People magazine.

“I started out doing the open-wheel route. I thought I was going to go to IndyCar, sort 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 big fan, but it’s not something I necessarily thought I’d have the opportunity to do.”

Muniz has already competed in limited races in both the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the Mustang Challenge Series, having joined Ford Performance in 2023.

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He is now scheduled to compete in Saturday’s truck race in Miami.

“I want people to know that I have literally dedicated my life to this,” Muniz added.

“You know what I mean? I love it.

“When I’m not in the race car, I’m thinking about being in the race car. I’m training, I’m in the Ford simulator, the Ford Performance Technical Center.

“I’m working with my engineers, my crew chiefs and the team and doing everything I can. Watching the tape, watching the past races on the tracks, I’m just going to be as prepared as humanly possible.”

Muniz, who is said to be worth $30 million thanks to his successful career as an actor and producer in addition to his careers, now has his eyes on collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in truck series prizes NASCAR.

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Despite committing to the track full-time, he has not closed the door on a return to the screen.

“I hope to show people that I can do both. That’s all I can do. I can’t, but I hope I can, and I hope I can do it this season.”