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Frankie Muniz unsure what ‘to do in life’ after Nashville incident

Originally posted on 5 GOATs | By Jonathan Howard | Last updated May 30, 2025 11:18 PM ET

Another week and another disappointment for Frankie Muniz. The No. 33 truck dumped all of its oil on the track on Lap 3 of the NASCAR Truck Series race. Muniz’s oil line wasn’t really hooked up at all. He was smoking, dumping oil on the first lap of the race.

The caution didn’t come out for a little while afterward. Now, safety crews are using almost all of the speedy dry that they can to get it cleaned up. There was hardly any oil left in the truck when it went behind the wall for repairs.

Five times this season, Muniz has been a DNF. He appears to be headed for his sixth DNF in 12 races. His team is working hard to get repairs done, but Muniz is dejected. He’s questioning his purpose in life.

“Oil pressure is zero. Zero PSI,” Muniz said on the radio as it happened. After apologies from his crew chief, he then added, “I just don’t know what I’m supposed to do in life anymore.”

The back of this truck should be white, not yellow. Oil all over the place.

Back of Frankie Muniz's truck covered in oil. Team working to repair it behind the wall. Clean up underway. pic.twitter.com/Y16gbOOFgE
— Jonathan Howard (@Jondean25) May 31, 2025

The season started so well for Frankie Muniz. He finished P10 at Daytona. However, it appears that his ARCA luck from Rette Jones Racing has followed him to Reaume Brothers Racing. During that 2023 ARCA season, all was going well until Muniz started to suffer weekly mechanical failures.

Frankie Muniz has an Achy Breaky Heart in Nashville

Music City isn’t just about parties and feel-good music. There are a lot of sad songs about heartbreak and sorrow that have made Broadway the destination that it is today. For Frankie Muniz, it looks like he’s leaving Nashville with an Achy Breaky Heart.

Since that P10 at Daytona, Muniz has not just struggled but suffered in the Truck Series. He has not finished better than P23 since the season-opener, and it doesn’t appear that anything will get better for the actor and race car driver.

This is something that Muniz wanted to do for years. However, being a famous actor was likely more financially sound for him as he went from child star to a young adult star in the 2000s. Now that he’s gone back to his love of racing, things have fallen apart.

It is hard to see how this stops going this way for Frankie Muniz. Is it Ford? Is it Reaume Brothers? When will Muniz catch a break on race day?

This article first appeared on 5 GOATs and was syndicated with permission.

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