Frankie Muniz has a new profession: race car driver.

The renowned actor competed on Saturday in the first ARK Menards race of the season, the Daytona 200, finishing 11th on Saturday afternoon in his first race in an ARCA stock car.

Actor turned race car driver Frankie Muniz gets into his car before the ARCA 200 car race on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

Greg Van Alst won the race, with Connor Mosack and Sean Corr in second and third, respectively.

«There was no way I was going to take it home without the wheel or the trophy and that was it,» Van Alst said after the win. «This is for all the short track riders out there who don’t think they can get to this level.»

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«I worked a lot to get here, and we did it,» he added. «Yeah!»

In the 80-lap race, the 37-year-old Muniz held his ground, placing in the top five throughout the race.

«Holy God! That was the craziest thing I’ve ever done,» Muniz posted on Twitter after the race. «I got up to the top 3 before spinning and doing damage. I went to the back and he went from 24th to 11th in the last 2 laps. I’m so thankful to my team and [Hair Club] and sponsors for making my dream come true!»

Muniz joined Rette Jones Racing in January and drove the No. 30 Ford Mustang.

Frankie Muniz, driver of the #30 Hair Club Ford, walks down the grid before the ARCA Menards Series BRANDT 200 Supporting Florida FFA at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2023 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Frankie Muniz, driver of the #30 Hair Club Ford, walks down the grid before the ARCA Menards Series BRANDT 200 Supporting Florida FFA at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2023 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

«I thought a lot about this moment, about how I would feel. The fact that I’m really here… I’m in Daytona – I don’t know. It’s still almost hard to believe,» Muniz told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. «Until I’m at the racetrack and I get in the car, I feel like it’s still like a dream of mine. And then obviously it becomes a reality when I can do it.»

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Muniz told Fox News Digital before the race that while he was excited for Saturday, he understands he has a long season ahead of him.

«I am very confident and I hope to surprise people,» Muniz said. «But I also need to prove it to myself because even in preparation and testing, whatever you do to prepare, nothing matters until (practice), qualifying or the race. It’s a long season and I try to remind myself ( of that.»

Frankie Muniz, driver of the #30 Hair Club Ford, waits on the grid before the ARCA Menards Series BRANDT 200 Supporting Florida FFA at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2023 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Frankie Muniz, driver of the #30 Hair Club Ford, waits on the grid before the ARCA Menards Series BRANDT 200 Supporting Florida FFA at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2023 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

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«If Daytona doesn’t go the way I expect it to go … because a lot of people get knocked out of the race, it’s completely out of their control,» he continued. «You get caught up in an accident, you’re watching. It sucks. And now, I hope that’s not the case, but it could be. But it’s a long season, and we’ve got to stick to our schedule.»

Muniz announced a full-time ARCA Menards Series schedule in January.