Cleetus McFarland set for full ARCA season in 2027
Cleetus McFarland, whose real name is Garrett Mitchell, will run the full ARCA season in 2027 in a Richard Childress Racing entry, with George Siciliano also racing the whole 20-round calendar starting at Daytona on February 20.
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Cleetus McFarland vai correr o calendário completo da ARCA Menard's Series em 2027, e George Siciliano — conhecido na internet como Squirrel McNut — fará o mesmo.
Fontes confirmaram as movimentações ao repórter Matt Weaver. Um anúncio é esperado nesta semana: Siciliano deve pilotar um carro da Rette Jones Racing, enquanto a inscrição de McFarland seria preparada pela Richard Childress Racing, embora mais detalhes não estivessem disponíveis.
McFarland, cujo nome real é Garrett Mitchell, assinou um contrato de dois anos com a RCR no início deste ano e fez duas etapas da NASCAR O'Reilly Series pela organização, em Rockingham e Nashville. Também disputou três corridas da NASCAR Truck com a Niece Motorsports.
O palco nacional tem sido difícil para o youtuber popular, mas a ARCA tem sido mais generosa: oito largadas entre 2025 e 2026, uma pole em Michigan, segundo lugar em Talladega, onde liderou 19 voltas, e quarto em uma prova da ARCA East em Rockingham. Siciliano fez três provas da ARCA em 2026, com um top-10 em Michigan e nono na etapa da ARCA East em Rockingham. Todas as participações dos dois na ARCA até agora foram com a Rette Jones Racing.
A ARCA fica abaixo das três principais divisões nacionais da NASCAR e terá 20 provas no ano que vem, começando em Daytona em 20 de fevereiro e terminando em Kansas em 1º de outubro. O calendário mistura pistas curtas, superspeedways, intermediárias, circuitos de rua e ovais de terra, e normalmente menos de 12 pilotos disputam todas as etapas; Thomas Annunziata ganhou o título de 2026 no critério de desempate. McFarland já disse que seu objetivo de longo prazo é chegar à Daytona 500.
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