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‘World collide’ as iconic 2000s sitcom becomes NASCAR livery for Bristol round
Actor-turned-driver Frankie Muniz will race a special Malcolm In the Middle livery at the Bristol NASCAR round this weekend
Frankie Muniz has revealed a special livery to honour the Malcolm in the Middle reboot at this weekend’s NASCAR Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Malcolm in the Middle originally aired between 2000 and 2006, running for 150 episodes, and marked Frankie Muniz’s breakout role.
Muniz is a lifelong NASCAR fan and drove the pace car ahead of the 2001 Daytona 500, having met his hero, Dale Earnhardt, while filming an MTV documentary the same weekend.
Seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Earnhardt was killed in a crash on the final lap of that year’s Daytona 500.
Muniz began his own racing career in 2004, competing in single-seaters in the Formula BMW USA series in 2006, before switching to Champ Car in 2007.
He later shifted his focus to stock car racing, competing full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series in 2025 with the Reaume Brothers Racing outfit in Ford machinery.
Muniz also competed on the 24 Hours of Le Mans bill last year in the Mustang Challenge invitational event, in which he achieved two podium finishes.
Malcolm in the Middle returns this weekend on Disney+ for its Life’s Still Unfair reboot miniseries, with Muniz competing at Bristol in the Truck Series at the same time.
In tribute, he will race with Malcolm in the Middle livery.
He wrote on social media: “On Friday, 10 April, the Malcolm in the Middle family explodes back onto Hulu on Disney+ with Life’s Still Unfair, and the exact same day, I’m strapping in and driving the Malcolm in the Middle truck at Bristol Motor Speedway!
“My childhood, my chaos, my racing life, all smashing together at 150+ mph on one of the wildest tracks on the planet.
“This isn’t just a crossover. This is two completely different chapters of my life colliding head-on in the most insane, beautiful, full-send way possible.
“This one’s for every fan who grew up on Malcolm and every fan who’s watched me chase this racing dream.
“Let’s make history.”
Racing commitments forced Malcolm in the Middle filming changes
Muniz’s return to Malcolm in the Middle comes alongside many of the original cast from the 2000-2006 run.
However, his NASCAR commitments forced production to change its filming schedule to allow him to keep racing.
“I would film Sunday through Wednesday, fly Thursday, race Friday, and fly back Saturday,” Muniz said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
“It was exhausting, but I also know how cool it is to have the opportunity to get to do this again, so I wasn’t going to complain at all.
“I am thankful to everybody on the production for working around my NASCAR schedule.”
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Actor-turned-driver Frankie Muniz will race a special Malcolm In the Middle livery at the Bristol NASCAR round this weekend
Frankie Muniz has revealed a special livery to honour the Malcolm in the Middle reboot at this weekend’s NASCAR Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Malcolm in the Middle originally aired between 2000 and 2006, running for 150 episodes, and marked Frankie Muniz’s breakout role.
Muniz is a lifelong NASCAR fan and drove the pace car ahead of the 2001 Daytona 500, having met his hero, Dale Earnhardt, while filming an MTV documentary the same weekend.
Seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Earnhardt was killed in a crash on the final lap of that year’s Daytona 500.
Muniz began his own racing career in 2004, competing in single-seaters in the Formula BMW USA series in 2006, before switching to Champ Car in 2007.
He later shifted his focus to stock car racing, competing full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series in 2025 with the Reaume Brothers Racing outfit in Ford machinery.
Muniz also competed on the 24 Hours of Le Mans bill last year in the Mustang Challenge invitational event, in which he achieved two podium finishes.
Malcolm in the Middle returns this weekend on Disney+ for its Life’s Still Unfair reboot miniseries, with Muniz competing at Bristol in the Truck Series at the same time.
In tribute, he will race with Malcolm in the Middle livery.
He wrote on social media: “On Friday, 10 April, the Malcolm in the Middle family explodes back onto Hulu on Disney+ with Life’s Still Unfair, and the exact same day, I’m strapping in and driving the Malcolm in the Middle truck at Bristol Motor Speedway!
“My childhood, my chaos, my racing life, all smashing together at 150+ mph on one of the wildest tracks on the planet.
“This isn’t just a crossover. This is two completely different chapters of my life colliding head-on in the most insane, beautiful, full-send way possible.
“This one’s for every fan who grew up on Malcolm and every fan who’s watched me chase this racing dream.
“Let’s make history.”
Racing commitments forced Malcolm in the Middle filming changes
Muniz’s return to Malcolm in the Middle comes alongside many of the original cast from the 2000-2006 run.
However, his NASCAR commitments forced production to change its filming schedule to allow him to keep racing.
“I would film Sunday through Wednesday, fly Thursday, race Friday, and fly back Saturday,” Muniz said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
“It was exhausting, but I also know how cool it is to have the opportunity to get to do this again, so I wasn’t going to complain at all.
“I am thankful to everybody on the production for working around my NASCAR schedule.”
Frankie Muniz has revealed a special livery to honour the Malcolm in the Middle reboot at this weekend’s NASCAR Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Malcolm in the Middle originally aired between 2000 and 2006, running for 150 episodes, and marked Frankie Muniz’s breakout role.
Muniz is a lifelong NASCAR fan and drove the pace car ahead of the 2001 Daytona 500, having met his hero, Dale Earnhardt, while filming an MTV documentary the same weekend.
Seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Earnhardt was killed in a crash on the final lap of that year’s Daytona 500.
Muniz began his own racing career in 2004, competing in single-seaters in the Formula BMW USA series in 2006, before switching to Champ Car in 2007.
He later shifted his focus to stock car racing, competing full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series in 2025 with the Reaume Brothers Racing outfit in Ford machinery.
Muniz also competed on the 24 Hours of Le Mans bill last year in the Mustang Challenge invitational event, in which he achieved two podium finishes.
Malcolm in the Middle returns this weekend on Disney+ for its Life’s Still Unfair reboot miniseries, with Muniz competing at Bristol in the Truck Series at the same time.
In tribute, he will race with Malcolm in the Middle livery.
He wrote on social media: “On Friday, 10 April, the Malcolm in the Middle family explodes back onto Hulu on Disney+ with Life’s Still Unfair, and the exact same day, I’m strapping in and driving the Malcolm in the Middle truck at Bristol Motor Speedway!
“My childhood, my chaos, my racing life, all smashing together at 150+ mph on one of the wildest tracks on the planet.
“This isn’t just a crossover. This is two completely different chapters of my life colliding head-on in the most insane, beautiful, full-send way possible.
“This one’s for every fan who grew up on Malcolm and every fan who’s watched me chase this racing dream.
“Let’s make history.”
Racing commitments forced Malcolm in the Middle filming changes
Muniz’s return to Malcolm in the Middle comes alongside many of the original cast from the 2000-2006 run.
However, his NASCAR commitments forced production to change its filming schedule to allow him to keep racing.
“I would film Sunday through Wednesday, fly Thursday, race Friday, and fly back Saturday,” Muniz said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
“It was exhausting, but I also know how cool it is to have the opportunity to get to do this again, so I wasn’t going to complain at all.
“I am thankful to everybody on the production for working around my NASCAR schedule.”
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