Cleetus McFarland to start 35th in NASCAR O’Reilly debut
Garrett Mitchell, better known as “Cleetus McFarland,” will start his highly-anticipated NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series debut in 35th.
McFarland posted the 35th-fastest lap time (23.978-second lap time) Friday in qualifying for the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 at Rockingham Speedway.
“I’m living the American dream out here, having the time of my life,” said McFarland prior to qualifying, who was 27th in practice.
McFarland is piloting the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. His RCR teammates Jesse Love qualified second and Austin Hill was 11th.
The North Carolina Education Lottery 250 is scheduled for Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET.
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Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.
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