Youtube star Cleetus McFarland could be headed to the NASCAR Truck Collection.
In line with Sports activities Enterprise Journal, the YouTuber-turned-ARCA driver is being thought-about for a brand new workforce backed by Ram Vans if the Stellantis-owned model strikes ahead with its long-rumored return to NASCAR.
The report cites a number of sources and a doc that lists McFarland (actual identify Garrett Mitchell) as a attainable driver and model ambassador for the undertaking. It’s not clear how far alongside the plans are or if he’d race full-time however his identify being talked about means he’s at the least within the dialog.
Cleetus McFarland has had a very good begin in ARCA this yr with Rette Jones Racing, 3 begins and a couple of High-10s. However what actually units him aside is his following. His YouTube channel has over 4 million subscribers and his attain throughout all platforms is over 7 million. NASCAR has taken discover. They’ve been streaming his in-car digicam feeds throughout races and that includes him as one of many sports activities latest faces.
That type of visibility can be an enormous plus for any workforce. Particularly one attempting to make noise proper out of the gate. Stellantis which has been absent from NASCAR since Dodge left in 2012 has been speaking about returning probably within the Truck Collection. Earlier this yr Ram was reported to have filed paperwork to return in 2026.
Neither McFarland nor his media community responded to requests for remark and NASCAR hasn’t mentioned something publicly. GMS Racing which has been linked to the potential Ram effort additionally didn’t remark.
However McFarland’s identify being talked about for this type of deal exhibits how a lot NASCAR is altering. The concept of a preferred digital creator shifting up the ranks and presumably serving to launch a brand new manufacturing unit backed workforce is one thing that might’ve sounded loopy a couple of years in the past. Now it’s very actual.
Nothing’s official but. But when Ram does come again, Cleetus must be a part of the plan.
