Frankie Muniz, No. 30 NASCAR Ford Successful In 2023 Daytona 200

Frankie Muniz, driver of the No. 30 NASCAR Ford Mustang in the ARCA Menards Series had a decent showing in the 2023 season-opening Daytona 200 on February 18^th.

As a reminder, the race at Daytona marked Muniz’s first stint behind the wheel of the No. 30 Mustang, which is the sole entry fielded by Rette Jones Racing (RJR). During practice, he was the fastest car on track, although he ended up qualifying 16^th in the 39-car field.

When the green flag dropped, Muniz immediately set the No. 30 NASCAR Ford to work, working his way up to third place in his first-ever ARCA race. However, because of the large field of entries, wrecks and other incidents ran rampant throughout the 80-lap race.

With just 20 laps left on the board, the No. 30 NASCAR Ford of Muniz was swept into a multicar wreck through the front stretch trioval as the No. 15 Toyota of Amber Balcaen got sideways in front of the pack. Muniz then pitted to correct the damage, giving up valuable track position and heading back out in 24^th place. However, he managed to rally back to 11^th place in just two laps.

“Holy moly!!! That was the most insane thing I’ve ever done,” Muniz wrote on Twitter after the race. “Got up into the top 3 before getting turned and causing damage. Went to the back and went from 24^th to 11^th in the final 2 laps. I’m so grateful to my team and sponsors for making my dream a reality!”