Malcolm in the Middle star's pro sporting switch

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Child histrion Frankie Muniz of Malcolm successful the Middle fame is acceptable to swap the glitz and glamour of Hollywood for the unsmooth and tumble satellite of centrifugal racing.

Muniz, who played Malcolm successful the deed sitcom amusement successful the early-to-mid-2000s, is acceptable to contention successful the NASCAR-owned ARCA bid this year.

There, he'll contention a Ford Mustang astatine iconic circuits similar Daytona and Talladega.

Muniz has agelong had an affinity for centrifugal racing.

In 2001, helium drove the gait car astatine the Daytona 500 and met NASCAR fable Dale Earnhardt conscionable hours earlier his untimely death.

The household sanction has besides contested respective personage races and competed successful single-seater racing crossed the United States.

Muniz has made cameo appearances successful lower-level NASCAR categories, though this twelvemonth volition beryllium his archetypal afloat season.

It's a spirited power for the Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated prima who said he's keen to beryllium a constituent to his family.

"It's with the utmost excitement, optimism and gratitude that I'm joining Rette Jones Racing for the afloat ARCA Menards Series docket this year," said Muniz.

"Ever since childhood, it's been my imagination to prosecute racing successful NASCAR, and it was important for maine to spouse with a squad that aligned with my semipermanent objectives and vision, portion providing each accidental imaginable to turn mentally and physically arsenic a full-time contention car driver.

"I look guardant to not lone demonstrating my quality connected the way and conscionable however superior however I americium successful progressing successful my racing career, but besides showing my lad and household what it is to pursuit your dreams and re-invent yourself."

The 37-year-old's prominence publically has tapered disconnected since Malcolm successful the Middle came to a adjacent successful 2006.

The histrion has appeared successful respective movies and tv series, making a cameo connected Dancing with the Stars arsenic well.

In caller years, Muniz has opened up astir his wellness issues, successful particular, aura migraines that near him temporarily incapable to spot oregon speak.

Muniz has a lad and is joined to Paige Price.