Frankie Muniz released from hospital after Daytona practice crash

Frankie Muniz was involved in a crash while practising for the Proud to Honor Veterans Day Classic at Daytona International Speedway. Photos from the scene show the 40-year-old nosed into a tyre barrier in the infield road course section, and safety crews cut away the roof of his Ford Mustang to extract him. He was taken to a local hospital for evaluation while awake and alert.

Muniz has since been released from hospital a few hours later. In a statement, he said he was disappointed to miss Ford's Proud to Honor event, adding that he was a little sore but his Mustang had done its job in protecting him. Before the incident he had been the second-fastest driver in practice.

Ford development driver Jenson Altzman replaced Muniz on the grid for the charity race, which also features Joey Logano and Logan Sargeant.