Frankie Muniz earns podium finish in GT4 America debut
Actor-turned-racer Frankie Muniz is already competing full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, however he additionally added GT4 America to his busy 2026 schedule.
Driving a Ford Mustang for TechSport Racing in the season-opener at Sonoma Raceway, Muniz and co-driver Tyler Stone completed second in the Am class, and nineteenth general. They completed fourth in class in the second race of the weekend, simply lacking out on a double podium.
“You have no idea how much this means to me,” Muniz stated on social media. “First podium after YEARS of grinding for this second. Standing on that stage, spraying champagne with the trophy in hand… man, I can not clarify how good it feels! This one’s for everybody who’s believed in the journey.
“Huge thanks to Ford Racing for continuing to push me and giving us this incredible Mustang GT4, my killer teammate Tyler Stone (we made it happen together!), and the entire TechSport Racing crew for the flawless prep and strategy. Couldn’t have done it without them! Considering my first time ever in a GT4 car was two days ago, I couldn’t be happier and ready to fight for this championship!! Let’s go baby!”
The GT4 America Series heads to the Circuit of the Americas subsequent, competing there on the weekend of April 24-26. The 2026 schedule additionally takes them to Sebring, Road Atlanta, Road America, Barber, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. Muniz plans to participate in the total season alongside Stone.
The fashionable American actor gained notoriety for his position in the sitcom “Malcolm in the Middle,” incomes an Emmy Award nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations. He has since appeared in quite a few movies and tv reveals, and first ventured into the racing world with three years in the Champ Car Atlantic Series in the mid-2000s, inserting as excessive as fourth.
But in current years, he has stepped into NASCAR with begins ARCA, Trucks, and even the O’Reilly Series. His subsequent look on monitor is that this weekend at Rockingham with the NCTS — his thirtieth profession begin in Trucks. Last 12 months, he completed twenty third at Rockingham and might be hoping to enhance on that efficiency.
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