What’s Happening?

Garrett Mitchell, better known by the screen name Cleetus McFarland, has been one of the key storylines of the 2025 NASCAR and ARCA Menards Series seasons. Mitchell currently has three scheduled races for the 2025 season. Here’s what you need to know.

• With over 4 million subscribers on YouTube, Garrett Mitchell is by far one of the leaders in online and automotive content creation. However, his switch to part-time stock car racing is a new direction for the content creator.
• Mitchell made his shocking debut after preseason testing an ARCA car, NASCAR’s fourth-tier touring series, at Daytona International Speedway. Though he has a minimal oval racing background, Mitchell has been open about his pursuit of racing the Daytona 500 one day and is starting at the ground floor with the ARCA Menards Series.
• Initially, people just suspected that Mitchell would race at Daytona to get his feet under himself for a future race. Yet, he’s continuing to race throughout the season with Rette Jones Racing’s No. 30 entry. Since Daytona, he has announced two more race dates and could perhaps announce more, as he has hinted at a future in the Xfinity and/or Xruck series.

Mitchell’s 2025 ARCA Menards Series Schedule

• Saturday, February 14: Ride the ‘Dente 200 at Daytona International Speedway on FOX – Finish: 30th
• Saturday, April 26: General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway on FS1 – Finish: 10th
• Thursday, September 11: Bush’s Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway on FS1 – Finish: 9th
• Friday, May 23: General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on FS1

The Latest on Cleetus

Mitchell made his ARCA Menards Series’ intermediate debut in the General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Though he had the best career finish, Mitchell still made a few rookie mistakes.

The tracker will be consistently updated throughout the season with results and news about Mitchell.