News | Entertainment
4 Dec 2024 13:43
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Frankie Muniz insisted he was "OK" after crashing his car in a NASCAR race

    The former 'Malcolm in the Middle' star was seen limping towards an ambulance after losing control of his vehicle after taking a "hard hit" from behind during the Craftsman Truck Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway in Arizona on Friday (08.11.24) but he later reassured fans he wasn't seriously injured and the race had been a learning experience


    The 38-year-old star told reporters after the race: "I'm OK.

    "I felt like got a good opportunity to run with some guys, I made some passes. Lost a few spots on restarts, then went back out and passed them again.

    "So it was good for me to figure out how to get by people. You know, I haven't really gotten to do that much this year so that was really positive.

    "We just wanted to keep going, I wanted to keep running. But there was nowhere for me to go, and I got hit from behind.

    "But I don't feel like there was anything I could have done there. That was a luck situation of getting through it, but it's unfortunate."

    Despite the crash, the former actor is feeling optimistic about his new career and "so excited" for next season.

    He added: "This year wasn't what we had hoped, but this proved that I can race with guys, I can pass here. We're gonna be better next year, and I've got the whole off-season to prepare. We're gonna go get it."

    It was announced last month that Frankie was joining the Reaume Brothers Racing team for the 2025 season.

    He told People magazine: "I don't want to say it's a long time coming, but this has been a dream of mine for forever.

    "I started with doing the open wheel route. I thought I was going to go IndyCar, kind of the Formula 1 route, but I always had in the back of my mind that I wanted to try NASCAR.

    "I wanted to do it. I grew up watching NASCAR. I was a huge fan, but it's not something I necessarily thought that I'd ever get the opportunity to do."

    © 2024 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     04 Dec: Marissa Bode has slammed the "aggressive comments" and "jokes" made about her 'Wicked' character's disability
     04 Dec: Trademarks that will never be used can be ‘bad faith’ business – a UK case has lessons for NZ and Australia
     04 Dec: Meadow Walker has paid tribute to late father Paul Walker on the 11th anniversary of his passing
     04 Dec: Eddie Murphy's son Eric Murphy is engaged to Martin Lawrence's daughter Jasmin Lawrence
     04 Dec: James Van Der Beek is selling 'Varsity Blues' merchandise to raise funds for families facing the "financial burden of cancer" amid his own battle with the disease
     04 Dec: The Prince and Princess of Wales have sent a good luck message to Kevin Sinfield as he prepares to take on a "gruelling" charity run in memory of late rugby star Rob Burrow
     04 Dec: Timothy West died at the exact time theatre actors usually take their "half-hour call"
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Belief the threshold for All Black Sevu Reece's discharge without conviction, would've been high More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Trademarks that will never be used can be ‘bad faith’ business – a UK case has lessons for NZ and Australia More...



     Today's News

    Basketball:
    Former Breaker Casey Frank is acknowledging the growing pains of Tacko Fall's NBL stint so far 13:27

    Entertainment:
    Marissa Bode has slammed the "aggressive comments" and "jokes" made about her 'Wicked' character's disability 13:14

    Business:
    Trademarks that will never be used can be ‘bad faith’ business – a UK case has lessons for NZ and Australia 13:07

    International:
    Distiller explains fine line between brewing safe and deadly spirits in wake of Laos alcohol poisonings 13:07

    Law and Order:
    A man's been charged with murder - over the October death of 56 year old Robert Nattie Albert - at Lake Horowhenua 13:07

    International:
    What is martial law and why did South Korea's president declare it then revoke it hours later? 12:57

    Law and Order:
    A woman has been charged, after a baby's unexplained death in North Canterbury - in August 12:57

    Entertainment:
    Meadow Walker has paid tribute to late father Paul Walker on the 11th anniversary of his passing 12:44

    Politics:
    The Education Minister's released her action plan to deliver Maori students better outcomes 12:27

    Entertainment:
    Eddie Murphy's son Eric Murphy is engaged to Martin Lawrence's daughter Jasmin Lawrence 12:14


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2024 New Zealand City Ltd