You will not see Cleetus McFarland on observe within the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Elements Sequence race at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend, however he might be again behind the wheel of the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet at Nashville Superspeedway on Could 30.
McFarland, a YouTube star who has shortly shot up the NASCAR ranks, made his NOAPS debut at Rockingham on April 4 however completed thirty second and spun a number of occasions. His efficiency was not adequate to warrant NASCAR’s approval for Talladega.
In a Friday information convention, McFarland defined why he and RCR determined so as to add Nashville to his 2026 schedule.
Why Cleetus McFarland is operating Nashville
“After we first received the information again from NASCAR — which we type of anticipated based mostly on my hectic drive at Rockingham — that we have been solely permitted for the shorter tracks, they most likely simply checked out it as, Nashville is a protected guess,” McFarland stated. “Contemplating the slower speeds within the turns, extra time for me to only study the automobile and the horsepower.
“It simply kinda labored out by itself. Hopefully, if I do effectively in Nashville, I can maintain working my approach as much as larger tracks and make my approach as much as Daytona.”
McFarland will race alongside his good friend and fellow YouTube star Squirrel McNutt in Saturday’s ARCA Menards Sequence race at Talladega.
Quotes supplied by NASCAR Media.
