UPDATE: Cleetus McFarland Will Race in the NASCAR O’Reilly Series This Year
What’s Happening? YouTube star-turned-NASCAR driver Garrett Mitchell, best known by his online persona Cleetus McFarland, has signed a part-time deal to…
TikTok is a great platform to get to see into the lives of the drivers that we didn’t really have before.
You can see what they’re up to during a race weekend outside of the scheduled sessions, or what they’re up to at home. It gives that little extra personal connection you can have with our sports stars, and you get to see how they get through the life of a NASCAR driver.
Many drivers love to use TikTok as a way to express their personalities a little more as well and can provide very entertaining content. These are my top 7 NASCAR Cup Series drivers to follow on TikTok.
Ross Chastain enjoys making weekend montages with his team at each track they go to during the season on TikTok.
He will occasionally make a post-race reaction video on his page to express his feelings on a great run, or a crazy move like a wallride. Sometimes he will even check up on his family’s watermelon farm and show us where he came from.
Bubba likes to use TikTok to share what the #23 crew are doing to promote themselves and their sponsors, like helping the McDonald’s crew on occasion as well as at track fan interactions.
He also likes to post fun TikTok trends with his wife and show off his puppy Asher. You can also catch an early peak at any new #23 paint schemes.
Noah’s most popular driver awards coming up through the series shows the magnetic personality he carries through the garage. His TikTok provides us more of that and what shenanigans he’s up to away from the track. He shares throwbacks from some of his greatest moments in the sport and his great golf swing.
Chase posts exciting in-car camera clips from his point of view during the race on TikTok. He likes to capture fan interactions during driver introductions and capture every time he visits victory lane. You can also see some of the other cars he has had an opportunity driving.
Joey likes to share videos of the some of the nicest custom cars from his collection. He enjoys making content with his wife and kids frequently and making his own personal race weekend previews.
Kyle Busch likes to use TikTok to share what he and his family get up to at the track and keep you updated on Brexton’s career as he progresses through his racing career.
Kyle and his wife Samantha also make comical couple’s TikTok’s together that are always worth the watch.
Larson keeps us updated on his weekly dirt racing in between the NASCAR weekends as well as posting about Owen’s success in his racing.
He promotes his YouTube channel through TikTok by showing some amazing moments he has experienced with his son. Larson sometimes will even post his own breaking news through his TikTok.
TikTok is a great platform to help fans get a little more personal connection to their driver, though not all of them use this platform, these seven in this list provide great content during a commercial break or during the week.
Garrett Mitchell, better known by his online persona Cleetus McFarland, says his 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series schedule isn’t set in stone, something the YouTube star explained to Dale Earnhardt Jr on the latest episode of The Dale Jr Download.
One of the biggest surprises in recent NASCAR news is that YouTube star Cleetus McFarland, whose real name is Garrett Mitchell, will make his NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series debut next month at Rockingham Speedway.
Mitchell, who has just won a NASCAR National Series start to his name, will make this start with Richard Childress Racing in their No. 33 car as part of a part-time development contract that will see him make starts in 2026 and 2027.
Per Mitchell, his contract will cover three races per season, though he hinted it could be more in a Facebook post. Nonetheless, fans are eagerly awaiting an official schedule of what other tracks Mitchell and RCR will tackle in 2026.
Unfortunately, fans will have to wait a little longer for this schedule, as the 30-year-old Floridian explained during a recent interview with Dale Earnhardt Jr, his 2026 schedule is still up in the air a month ahead of his first race.
During an interview on the latest episode of the Dale Jr Download, Mitchell told Earnhardt that while he plans to race the superspeedways after Rockingham, with his sights set on Talladega’s April 25 or October 24 race weekend, the decision lies in the hands of NASCAR.
“NASCAR said I cannot run Talladega unless I go to Rockingham first and do well,” Mitchell said.
Mitchell then clarified that while he will have a rookie test for Rockingham, the race at Rockingham will determine his eligibility to race at Talladega.
What’s Happening? YouTube star-turned-NASCAR driver Garrett Mitchell, best known by his online persona Cleetus McFarland, has signed a part-time deal to…
Mitchell, who has two ARCA starts at Daytona and one at Talladega, has already taken a rookie test this season at Rockingham for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
Despite a minor crash during this test, Mitchell was cleared to race in the season-opening race at Daytona, crashing himself in a single truck spin five laps into the race, after a valiant qualifying effort.
Even with the barrier of Rockingham in the way, fans are already somewhat concerned about McFarland’s skills, given the result of his short time behind the wheel of a truck.
During this episode of The DJD, Mitchell expressed his intentions to work his way up the ladder and learn, but with the caveat that if an opportunity presents itself to him, he will take it, using the Daytona 500 and the NASCAR Cup Series as a metaphorical example.
“I don’t want to drive a Cup car right now. But, brother, if someone calls me and says, ‘We got a spot in a Cup car in the Daytona 500?’ I mean, what am I supposed to do?” — Cleetus McFarland
Despite his doubters, with the support of RCR and their developmental tools, Mitchell seems confident about the opportunity, already getting in some sim time with RCR.
Either way, no matter how much support he has in his corner, Mitchell is diving in headfirst once again with this opportunity.
What’s Happening? Despite his internet fame, Garrett Mitchell, by his screen name Cleetus McFarland, has recently taken to stock car racing…
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Lionel has officially opened pre-orders for Garrett Mitchell’s (better known as Cleetus McFarland) first-ever NASCAR diecast.
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YouTube star-turned-NASCAR driver Garrett Mitchell, best known by his online persona Cleetus McFarland, has signed a part-time deal to race with Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series for the next two seasons.
UPDATE 3:00 PM EST: Per RCR Mitchell will make his debut at Rockingham Speedway on April 4.
What’s Happening? Despite his internet fame, Garrett Mitchell, by his screen name Cleetus McFarland, has recently taken to stock car racing…
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