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This weekend, Garrett Mitchell, better known as Cleetus McFarland, is making his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start and returning to ARCA racing. So, when are his races, where can you watch them, and what else do you need to know?
During his first-ever doubleheader weekend of action, the 30-year-old YouTube star turned part-time race car driver will be on track for six total sessions, including two practice sessions, two qualifying sessions, and two races over a period of two days.
During Thursday’s ARCA practice, Mitchell finished 16th fastest, and in Thursday’s Truck Series practice, his first ever session in the series, he finished 23rd, third best amongst his teammates.
Qualifying is Friday afternoon, with ARCA midday and the trucks kicking off National Series on track activity for the day after that. That takes us to his first race of the weekend, the Craftsman Truck Series’ Fresh From Florida 250 at 7:30 PM ET.
His second and final race of the weekend, the ARCA Menards Series’ General Tire 200, will start at Noon ET on Saturday.
Weekend Schedule
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Fortunately, these two races, just like all of Daytona Speedweeks’ feature races, will air live on the main broadcast FOX network.
FOX is available on almost every live TV streaming platform, in the FOX Sports APP with a TV Provider login, and over the air via a wired TV Antenna.
If you can’t watch these races, but would like to listen, both races will broadcast live on the radio via NRN for the Truck Series and MRN for the ARCA Menards Series.
NRN and MRN broadcasts are live on the mrn.com and in the NASCAR App. If you have a SiriusXM subscription, both races will be live on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90, both in your car and on the SiriusXM app.
For his fifth career ARCA Menards Series start, Mitchell is returning to where the journey began last season, Rette Jones Racing’s No. 30 Ford Mustang.
Once again, the Floridian will carry sponsorship from Kenetik, while carrying two tributes to his late mentor and friend, Greg Biffle, a sticker on his name rail, and Be Like Biff on his bumper cover.
For his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut, Mitchell landed a top ride with a winning organization, teaming up with former ARCA Champion Andrés Pérez de Lara, former Daytona 500 Champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr, and motorsports legend Travis Pastrana at Niece Motorsports.
All four cars will pay tribute to Greg Biffle, as at one point, Pastrana and Stenhouse were teammates with him at Roush-Fenway Racing, with Cleetus driving the No. 4 Black Rifle Coffee Chevrolet.
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As of press time, Cleetus has yet to announce any more plans to race in the truck series this season.
During an interview with the Daily Downforce, he said he plans to “wait for opportunities to arise versus trying to force myself into the next levels.” Mitchell is going on to say that Pastrana actually asked him to race at Niece this weekend.
For his ARCA plans, Mitchell has announced a four-race schedule, with his next confirmed race after Daytona being the Saturday, April 25, race at Talladega, then the Saturday, June 5 race at Michigan. He also said he plans to race at Kansas this season, though he did not clarify if that is the April 18 spring race or the September 25 fall race.
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