The crash happened in a practice session on the road course at Daytona International Speedway
Today, Ford is hosting the Proud to Honor Veterans Day Classic at Daytona International Speedway. The field is running identically prepared Ford Mustang Dark Horse R.
NASCAR driver Frankie Muniz suffered a massive crash in practice. He was transported to a hospital after the crash.
The grandstands were not open to fans during practice. Photos of the crash have surfaced showing the roof removed from the car.
Ford said that they looked through the data and they were unable to find a malfunction on the car at the time of the crash.
Jenson Altzman will fill the seat for Muniz as he will not take part in qualifying or the race later tonight.
Qualifying is set to get underway for the Proud to Honor Veterans Day Classic. The race will directly follow. Live coverage can be seen via the USA Network at 8:00pm.
Update: Daytona Race Results
Ford Racing statement
“Frankie Muniz was involved in an incident while practicing for today’s Proud to Honor event at Daytona International Speedway,” Ford Racing said in a statement.
“He was transported to a local medical facility for further evaluation. He is awake and alert.”
Update: Frankie Muniz statement
Frankie Muniz has since been released from the hospital. He issued the following statement upon his release:
“I am disappointed I won’t be able to take part in Ford’s Proud to Honor event tonight,” Frankie Muniz opened.
“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. I want to thank everyone at Ford Racing, Daytona International Speedway and the staff here at the hospital.”
Muniz concluded, “I especially want to thank everyone who has reached out and for all the prayers.”
View photos from the crash below.
