Cleetus McFarland provides big update on NASCAR future in 2026
Cleetus McFarland provides a big update on his NASCAR future after signing with Richard Childress Racing. Find out what McFarland had to say!
Cleetus McFarland is set to begin his journey as a NASCAR O'Reilly Series driver this weekend. On Saturday, McFarland will drive the No. 33 car for Richard Childress Racing in the O'Reilly Series race at Rockingham Speedway.
It is the first race for the YouTube personality after signing a two-year contract. However, what does McFarland's future in NASCAR look like ahead of his O'Reilly Series debut? McFarland provided an update on his NASCAR plans through Motorsport.
com's Matt Weaver . "The goal is to run the Daytona 500,” McFarland said. “Like, that was the original reason I started all of this but in the original mission, I didn’t really understand what it took to do it.
When I first called [Greg Biffle] about it, I asked him if we could do it the next year and he said ‘well, that’s just not possible'... I think my future in NASCAR, it looks a lot longer now, and I’m trying to develop myself into a driver that’s capable of competing at the higher levels. I’m not saying I’m just going to make it to the 500 and then just be done.