Frankie Muniz has missed four races while recovering from a broken wrist, but he will now return to NASCAR to close out the season.
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Muniz will once again drive the No. 33 Ford F-150 for Reaume Brothers Racing as he closes out his most expansive Craftsman Truck Series schedule.
"I'm thrilled to announce that I'm officially BACK after that pesky broken wrist sidelined me," Muniz posted on social media on Oct. 13. "Docs gave me the green light, and I'm hitting the track again THIS WEEK at Talladega!
"I've been itching to get behind the wheel, and this break only fired me up more. Super motivated to crush it and finish the season strong!"
The driver-actor revealed on Aug. 29 that he had sustained an injury at his home. He fell from the top of a ladder while changing the batteries in a Ring camera in his backyard, and he suffered a distal radius fracture on his wrist.
"Note to self: heed the ladder warning that says, 'Do not sit or stand on top step,'" Muniz wrote. "In hindsight, a taller ladder would've been smarter. While I'm gutted to miss the races, I'm grateful it wasn't worse."
Muniz met with doctors, who gave him a six to eight-week recovery timeline. With the way the Truck Series schedule played out, he only missed four races.
Mason Maggio replaced Muniz in the No. 33 at Darlington Raceway, Bristol Motor Speedway, and the Charlotte Roval. Tyler Tomassi replaced him in the Ford at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Muniz will now return to the entry at Talladega Superspeedway with a healed wrist. He will make his first Truck Series start at the superspeedway while trying to follow up a 10th-place finish at Daytona International Speedway and a race at EchoPark Speedway where he worked his way to 11th before a crash.
Muniz will follow up this Talladega race by making his second career Truck Series starts at both Martinsville Speedway and Phoenix Raceway.
