VIDEO: Frankie Muniz talks topping ARCA practice
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — During his first time in the draft, Frankie Muniz topped ARCA Menards Series practice Thursday at Daytona International Speedway.
Muniz topped practice with a lap of 49.393 seconds. His Rette Jones Racing No. 30 HairClub Ford averaged 182.212 MPH around the 2.5-mile superspeedway.
It was the first time Muniz took to the track since testing an ARCA car last month at Daytona.
In the video above, he discussed what the car felt like in practice, who he has worked with best, who has helped him get ready and how he feels going in Saturday’s race.
Catch the ARCA Menards Series season-opening Daytona 200 this Saturday, Feb. 18, at 1:30 p.m. ET on FS1.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
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