Frankie Muniz is feeling "a little sore" after being hospitalised following a crash during practice at Daytona International Speedway on Wednesday (11.11.26).

The former Malcolm in the Middle actor had been due to take part in the Proud to Honor Veterans Day Classic charity race at the Florida track later in the evening, but was unable to take part following an "incident" on the course.

Frankie, 40, was later released from hospital after several hours under observation and admitted he was "disappointed" to have been ruled out of the race.

He said in a statement: "I am disappointed I won't be able to take part in tonight's Ford's Proud to Honor event.

"I was looking forward to honouring the service of our veterans and racing against these other amazing drivers.

"I am a little sore but my Mustang did its job in protecting me.

"I want to thank everyone at Ford Racing, the Daytona International Speedway and the staff here at the hospital.

"I especially wanted to thank everyone who has reached out and for all the prayers."

Following the crash, Ford confirmed Frankie was "awake and alert" in hospital.

They had said in an earlier statement: "Frankie Muniz was involved in an incident while practising for today's Proud to Honor event at Daytona International Speedway.

"He was taken to a local medical facility for further evaluation and is awake and alert."

Frankie developed an interest in racing back in 2004 and began his professional career in 2006.

He joined Team Reaume as a full-time driver in 2025, but admitted earlier this year he had rediscovered his passion for acting after reuniting with his former castmates on Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair.

When asked if filming the reunion show had "reignited" his passion for acting, Frankie told Deadline: "100 per cent. I mean, I would love to be an actor ... Acting has always been something I did, but I also used to play soccer and football and basketball, and I'm a golfer and I'm a race car driver, and I own an olive oil company. It was just one of the many things I did.

"But when I finished filming this, I had such a good time, and I loved it so much and it made me feel really, really proud every day on set. It was the first time that I was really happy to have the title of actor next to my name. I really accepted it. I was like: 'Yes, I am an actor' ...

"I would definitely love to jump back into that world."

Frankie is still committed to racing for the moment, but he would happily take on another acting role if he was offered an interesting project.

He said: "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 per cent. I don't have hobbies, I wanna be the best race car driver I can be ... But definitely, if I had an opportunity to go back into the acting world, I wouldn't hesitate. I would love to be there. But it's not up to me, so we'll see what happens."