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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 17: Frankie Muniz, driver of the #33 Morgan & Morgan Ford, waves to fans as he walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series UNOH 250 Presented by Ohio Logistics at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 17, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Fans of TV star turned NASCAR driver Frankie Muniz are certainly wondering why the 40-year-old is missing from Friday\u2019s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ecosave 200 at Charlotte. Where is he today, and all this weekend?<\/p>\n
The answer is pretty simple. Muniz is racing this weekend, just not at Charlotte Motor Speedway, or in any NASCAR event. Instead, the \u201cMalcolm in the Middle\u201d star<\/a> will be chasing a GT4 America championship at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n The schedule conflict, not an injury or a release, hands the No. 33 Ford to team owner Josh Reaume while Muniz enters a title weekend with a one-point lead.<\/p>\n The Ecosave 200 is the 21st of 25 races on the Truck Series calendar and the third of the Chase. It starts at 5 p.m. EDT on Fox, according to Charlotte Motor Speedway\u2019s event listing<\/a>. Reaume is making his second consecutive start in the truck, according to NASCAR reporter Steven Taranto<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cCannot explain how it feels heading to Indianapolis leading the points by one for the final race weekend of the GT4 America Championship,\u201d Muniz wrote on X<\/a> Tuesday. \u201cHate missing another NASCAR Truck race, but we\u2019re fighting for the championship in GT4 America.\u201d<\/p>\n ECOSAVE 200 \u2014 STARTING LINEUP<\/p>\n NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series \u2022 Charlotte Motor Speedway \u2022 Friday, Oct. 9, 2026<\/p>\n Row 1 2 2 4 3 6 4 8 5 10 6 12 7 14 8 16 9 18 10 20 11 22 12 24 13 26 14 28 15 30 16 32 17 34 18 36 Pole: Connor Mosack, 29.961 seconds (180.234 mph) \u2022 Time = qualifying lap in seconds, Speed = mph \u2022 Owner Points = starting spot set by owner points \u2022 (i) = ineligible for series points \u2022 (C) and # as designated on NASCAR\u2019s official lineup \u2022 Did not qualify: none \u2022 Track race record: Matt Crafton, 1:25:01 (141.855 mph), May 21, 2016 Frankie Muniz\u2019s GT4 America Weekend at Indianapolis<\/p>\n Muniz and co-driver Tyler Stone share the No. 30 Ford Mustang GT4 for TechSport Racing in the Pirelli GT4 America finale, which runs on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indianapolis road course alongside the Indianapolis 8 Hour, according to GT4 America\u2019s event schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n Friday brings practice and qualifying only. The No. 30 has qualifying sessions at 2:45 and 3:05 p.m. EDT, the schedule shows. Race 1 starts Saturday, Oct. 10, at 10 a.m. EDT. Race 2, which decides the title, follows Sunday at 10:25 a.m. EDT.<\/p>\n Muniz and Stone lead the AM standings with 168 points, one ahead of James Clay and James Walker Jr. in the No. 36 BimmerWorld BMW M4 GT4, according to FanBuzz reporter John Newby<\/a>. TechSport swept Road America and won Race 2 at Barber Motorsports Park, according to Motorsport.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n GT4 is a production-based class for customer teams, one step below GT3. Its cars begin as road-legal sports cars and receive limited race modifications, according to Toyota Gazoo Racing<\/a>. Each car carries two drivers, and Muniz and Stone run in the amateur-only AM class, according to GT4 America\u2019s series explainer<\/a>.<\/p>\n No national network carries the sessions live. SRO streams every qualifying session and race on the GTWorld YouTube channel, according to GT4 America\u2019s how-to-watch guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t Frankie Muniz\u2019s Truck Series Record and Racing Origins<\/p>\n Muniz has 17 Truck Series starts in 2026, all in the No. 33 Ford for Team Reaume. His best finish is 16th at Daytona, according to The Third Turn results log<\/a>. He has 42 career starts since 2024 with no wins or poles, one top-10 and one lap led, according to DriverAverages\u2019 Truck Series statistics<\/a>.<\/p>\n Francisco James Muniz IV was born Dec. 5, 1985. He grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, about two and a half hours from Charlotte Motor Speedway, where his family took him to races, according to NASCAR.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fame came as the title character of Fox\u2019s \u201cMalcolm in the Middle,\u201d which ran from 2000 to 2006. He also starred in \u201cMy Dog Skip,\u201d \u201cBig Fat Liar\u201d and \u201cAgent Cody Banks\u201d during that stretch. He returned for the four-episode revival \u201cMalcolm in the Middle: Life\u2019s Still Unfair\u201d this year, according to NASCAR.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cMy heart had never pounded so much,\u201d Muniz said of his first race, the 2004 Toyota Pro\/Celebrity Race at Long Beach, where he finished seventh, NASCAR.com reported<\/a>. After the show ended, he told his agents he was done with acting offers and was going racing, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a>.<\/p>\n He moved through Formula BMW USA and the Champ Car Atlantic Championship from 2007 to 2009. A crash at Mid-Ohio in 2009, with two races left and Muniz fourth in the standings, broke his back and nearly tore off his left thumb, NASCAR.com reported<\/a>. An IndyCar deal for 2010 was pulled, and he stayed away from racing for about 12 years.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \n\t\t\tJonathan Vankin<\/a> JONATHAN VANKIN is an award-winning journalist who covers MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, boxing, golf, and Olympic sports for Heavy.com. He twice won New England Newspaper and Press Association awards for sports feature writing. He was a sports editor and writer at The Daily Yomiuri in Tokyo, Japan, covering the Olympics, pro baseball, boxing, sumo and other sports. 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\nPos
\nCar
\nDriver
\nTeam
\nTime
\nSpeed<\/p>\n
\n1
\n7
\nConnor Mosack (C)
\nPurePEX Chevrolet
\n29.961
\n180.234<\/p>\n
\n15
\nTanner Gray
\nBlack\u2019s Tire\/Down East Heating & Air Toyota
\n30.023
\n179.862<\/p>\n
\n3
\n11
\nKaden Honeycutt (C)
\nSafelite Toyota
\n30.053
\n179.683<\/p>\n
\n77
\nRajah Caruth (i) (C)
\nChevrolet Chevrolet
\n30.071
\n179.575<\/p>\n
\n5
\n45
\nLanden Lewis (C)
\nJ.F. Electric\/Utilitra Chevrolet
\n30.128
\n179.235<\/p>\n
\n5
\nBayley Currey
\nMonster Truck Wars Toyota
\n30.135
\n179.194<\/p>\n
\n7
\n9
\nGrant Enfinger (C)
\nGrant County Mulch Chevrolet
\n30.185
\n178.897<\/p>\n
\n91
\nChristian Eckes (C)
\nNAPA Nightvision Chevrolet
\n30.226
\n178.654<\/p>\n
\n9
\n44
\nAndres Perez De Lara
\nTelcel Chevrolet
\n30.268
\n178.406<\/p>\n
\n38
\nChandler Smith (C)
\nMystik Lubricants Ford
\n30.280
\n178.336<\/p>\n
\n11
\n42
\nConner Jones
\nComprehensive Logistics Chevrolet
\n30.283
\n178.318<\/p>\n
\n99
\nBen Rhodes (C)
\nTSPORT Ford
\n30.288
\n178.288<\/p>\n
\n13
\n34
\nLayne Riggs (C)
\nBKB Bare Knuckle Boxing Ford
\n30.292
\n178.265<\/p>\n
\n16
\nJustin Haley
\nRAM RAM
\n30.298
\n178.230<\/p>\n
\n15
\n1
\nBrent Crews (i) (C)
\nMobil 1 Toyota
\n30.324
\n178.077<\/p>\n
\n19
\nDaniel Hemric (C)
\nDelphi Chevrolet
\n30.331
\n178.036<\/p>\n
\n17
\n88
\nTy Majeski (C)
\nMasterForce\/Menards Ford
\n30.367
\n177.825<\/p>\n
\n98
\nJake Garcia
\nQuanta\/Curb Records Ford
\n30.399
\n177.637<\/p>\n
\n19
\n4
\nMatt Mills
\nUtilitra\/J.F. Electric Chevrolet
\n30.414
\n177.550<\/p>\n
\n26
\nDawson Sutton
\nRackley Roofing Chevrolet
\n30.419
\n177.521<\/p>\n
\n21
\n20
\nDaniel Dye
\nChampion Container Chevrolet
\n30.468
\n177.235<\/p>\n
\n10
\nCorey LaJoie
\nMopar RAM
\n30.560
\n176.702<\/p>\n
\n23
\n13
\nCole Butcher #
\nAtlantic Tilt Load Ford
\n30.599
\n176.476<\/p>\n
\n81
\nKris Wright
\nF.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet
\n30.676
\n176.033<\/p>\n
\n25
\n18
\nTyler Ankrum (C)
\nLIUNA Chevrolet
\n30.678
\n176.022<\/p>\n
\n52
\nStewart Friesen
\nHalmar International Toyota
\n30.690
\n175.953<\/p>\n
\n27
\n12
\nBrenden Queen #
\nCummins RAM
\n30.733
\n175.707<\/p>\n
\n62
\nLeland Honeyman Jr
\nHalmar International Toyota
\n30.766
\n175.518<\/p>\n
\n29
\n14
\nMini Tyrrell #
\nRAM RAM
\n30.807
\n175.285<\/p>\n
\n25
\nRegan Smith
\nRAM RAM
\n31.049
\n173.919<\/p>\n
\n31
\n56
\nTimmy Hill
\nUNITS Toyota
\n31.711
\n170.288<\/p>\n
\n2
\nLuke Baldwin
\nMore Core Diamond Drilling Ford
\nOwner Points<\/p>\n
\n33
\n76
\nSpencer Boyd
\nDesnuda Organic Tequila Chevrolet
\nOwner Points<\/p>\n
\n33
\nJosh Reaume
\nAerial Titans<\/a> Ford
\nOwner Points<\/p>\n
\n35
\n22
\nClayton Green
\nFirman Power Equipment Ford
\nOwner Points<\/p>\n
\n17
\nGiovanni Ruggiero (C)
\nJBL Toyota
\nOwner Points<\/p>\n
Source: NASCAR Statistics, as of Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, 2:50 p.m. ET<\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791581654_779_NASCAR-Saturday-Time-Changes-Charlotte.jpg\")
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