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Muniz to drive racecars? Really?

by Adam Finley, posted Apr 4th 2006 2:04PM

frankie munizI don't know about this one. Both Hollywood.com and the New York Post have the same WENN story about Malcolm in the Middle star Frankie Muniz making plans to join the professional auto racing circuit after Malcolm in the Middle ends its run next month.

Here's the quote from Muniz himself: "I got signed to race for Jensen Motor Sports for the next two years ... I'm now a professional race car driver. I'm racing Indy cars, like Formula One cars and racing on road courses."

Most of me thinks this is either remnants of an April Fools' Day gag, or it was just Muniz being sarcastic. It's not like the kid isn't getting acting work, having recently appeared in the movie Stay Alive. Do any of you guys know anything about Muniz's alleged racing plans?

Wait, hold everything. Just as I was about to post I discovered this article from almost one year ago about a celebrity auto race in which Muniz took part. Muniz said, "Racing is all I've ever wanted to do. It's something I would like to get into on a more serious note." Perhaps the story is legit after all.

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TheMovieGoer

"Racing is all I've ever wanted to do"

lawlz, isn't he 13 or something.

April 05 2006 at 3:50 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tweaq

yep, hes on carson daly talking about it. he said that hes not DEFINANTLY leaving acting, but right now hes just focusing on racing. but if it all goes well, he may just stay with it. kinda sad though, malcolm pwnd, and frankie is awesome; and we're about the same age...that rich, racing, engaged bastard.

April 05 2006 at 1:55 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
CBXweb

I was at my friends shop and they have a Toyota calendar up, and a pic from the celebrity races and you could see him driving a Celica with all of their names on the front banners.

April 04 2006 at 8:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
SamMalone

He's also a car collector of sorts:

http://www.autoblog.com/2005/04/06/frankie-muniz-unloads-gto-and-r32/

Hopefully he won't do a faceplant on the track like Jason Priestley did.

April 04 2006 at 4:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Don Wilson

Didn't he buy the VW Golf from the first Fast and the Furious?

April 04 2006 at 2:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mitch MacCullom

http://www.jensenmotorsport.com/news/news_stories/060227_news.htm

It's true.

Formula BMW.

April 04 2006 at 2:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
MS

I heard Muniz on a morning radio show called chunga and mister in SLC (1019theend.com). You can listen to archives of their shows from that website. He is leaving acting to go be a driver and seems very happy about it. The poor kid has been acting for years.

April 04 2006 at 2:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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