Frankie Muniz shared an update after he wrecked at Daytona during a practice session for Ford Racing’s “Proud to Honor” Veteran’s Day race.

Muniz was involved in an accident at Daytona International Speedway that required emergency workers and first responders to cut the roof off of his car in order to extricate him. He was then transported to and treated at a local hospital.

Clearing up some of the misinformation circulating out there, Frankie Muniz was treated and released yesterday after a practice crash at Daytona. The roof of his car was not sheared off in the crash, it was cut off by EMTs to allow them to extricate him safely. https://t.co/k5Xox61XTL

— Dave Moody (@DGodfatherMoody) November 12, 2026

Ford Racing initially shared an update on Wednesday night that he had been released from the hospital, “Frankie Muniz has been released from the hospital following an incident in practice for tonight’s Proud to Honor event at Daytona International Speedway.”

Additionally, they shared a statement from Muniz as well, “I am disappointed I won’t be able to take part in Ford’s Proud to Honor event tonight. I was looking forward to honoring 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,” he continued. “I want to thank everyone at Ford Racing, Daytona International Speedway and the staff here at the hospital. I especially want to thank everyone who has reached out and for all the prayers.”

Update from Ford Racing about Frankie Muniz. https://t.co/Vs0NGY9efx

— Ford Racing (@FordRacing) November 12, 2026

Muniz shared more details about the wreck in a video upload to social media, “I, first of all, want to say I’m doing okay. I’m extremely sore, but fortunately no major injuries. I’m not 100% sure how that’s the case, but that’s just a testament to how well-built the Ford Mustang Dark Horse R cars are and the safety.”

“I want to thank Ford, obviously, for giving me the opportunity to race,” he continued. “I’m really, really sorry to have had that happen, obviously, in practice. I was really looking forward to representing the Air Force and all of our military on Veteran’s Day and getting to race with some of my favorite drivers, some of the best drivers.”

“I want to say thank you to Ford,” he reiterated. “I want say thank you to everybody who has reached out, wishing me well, and all their thoughts and prayers. I can honestly say that I’m grateful to be walking right now.”

“I’m heading home, back to Phoenix, but I’m forever grateful for all you reaching out and to the safety team. It was tough getting me out of the car. We had to cut the roof off. But got me out safely, got me to the hospital, and all is well. So recovering now. I’ll be back on the track soon. Can’t wait, but thank you to everybody for reaching out and being concerned. And I’m feeling good. See you at the race track soon.”

Yesterday at Daytona was one of those moments that puts everything into perspective.

First and foremost, thank you to everyone who’s reached out with messages, calls, and prayers. The support has been overwhelming in the best way, and it means more than I can put into words.

A special thank you to @FordRacing and the safety team at the track who got me out of the car. I’m incredibly grateful for everything you did. Thank you to the incredible team at Halifax Health Medical Center for taking great care of me. And to the @RobertNoaker team, I feel terrible about that beautiful Dark Horse R!

Still processing it all, but I’m okay and already looking forward to getting back on the track soon. Love you all.

PS. 🪄

— Frankie Muniz (@frankiemuniz) November 12, 2026

The wreck comes in the wake of a successful season in the Pirelli GT4 America AM Class. Muniz and co-driver Tyler Stone won the championship driving the No. 30 TechSport Racing Ford Mustang GT4. They had three wins and 7 podiums overall. His wins included a weekend sweep at Road America and at Barber Motorsports Park.

Muniz talked about that championship and the support he got from Ford to encourage him to take on the series in the first place, “I have an amazing relationship with Ford and I’m so grateful to have an amazing manufacturer supporting my racing journey, and they pushed me this year to give the sportscar world a try because they have the Mustang Challenge Series, the GT4 car, the GT3 car. They have the Hypercar coming out. They’re really putting an emphasis on their sportscar program and I went over there not knowing what to expect and won the championship and won a bunch of races. That felt incredible. That’s not something I’ve ever done in my racing career, like to really kind of be there and feel like you can win, and it feels really good. I’m not gonna lie.”

Nevertheless, he made it clear he has unfinished business with NASCAR, “That said, I am not finished in the NASCAR world.”

In fact, in 2027, he does plan to race in NASCAR again, but “as of right now, it’s not necessarily full-time, but it’s not that it won’t be. There’s a lot of moving pieces as always when it comes to everybody’s schedule in the racing world, and we’re ironing it out. I love Josh [Reaume]. I love my team and if I’m back in the NASCAR world, it will be with them again, but I know we want to prove what we’ve been working on even more, so we’ll do that, whether it be a part-time basis or full-time, I will be in the NASCAR Truck Series next year in some capacity.”

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