As he continues his quest to obtain enough experience to be approved for superspeedway competition in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, Cleetus McFarland is slated to compete in his second career start in the series in the May 30 event at Nashville Superspeedway.
McFarland will once again pilot the No. 33 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, the car he finished 32nd in his series debut at Rockingham Speedway earlier this month. McFarland will carry primary sponsorship from Tommy’s Express Car Wash.
Richard Childress Racing announced McFarland’s second career start in the form of a social media post and graphic on Monday afternoon.
He’s back! The @tommys_express No. 33 will be flying like an Eagle in Nashville on May 30th with Cleetus McFarland behind the wheel. pic.twitter.com/49J6v1vFFE
— RCR (@RCRracing) April 20, 2026
In a video shared to his Facebook account, McFarland expressed that he’s excited to head back to the O’Reilly Series and that he will have a lot of resources at his disposal as he prepares for the event.
“I’m going to be doing a lot of training with RCR, a lot of simulator time,” McFarland said. “Really looking forward to getting back out on the track in that O’Reilly’s car. A lot of power. Gotta dial in my turning left.”
McFarland, who was a dear friend of the late Greg Biffle, has set out a goal to one day race in the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 in honor of his fallen friend.
While McFarland, whose real name is Garrett Mitchell, has a limited background in stock car racing, the driver has shown through competing in the ARCA Menards Series ranks that once he gets some laps under his belt, he can become a consistent competitor.
McFarland has made six starts in the ARCA Menards Series and has collected two top-10 finishes. This past weekend, McFarland was running 10th at Kansas Speedway in the series when his engine expired roughly 30 laps shy of the end of the event.
On the same weekend of his O’Reilly Series debut, McFarland also competed in the ARCA Menards Series East event at Rockingham Speedway, and he achieved a career-best fourth-place finish in that start.
It’ll be interesting to see what McFarland can do in his first attempt at the 1.333-mile concrete Nashville Superspeedway next month.
