ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (WBTV) – A famous YouTuber will race at a historic NASCAR track in North Carolina this weekend.<\/p>\n
Garrett Mitchell — better known as \u201cCleetus McFarland\u201d — will be behind the wheel of the No. 33 car for Richard Childress Racing during the April 4 O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Rockingham Speedway<\/a>.<\/p>\n The YouTube star has become popular in the racing community, and was close friends with the late Greg Biffle.<\/p>\n Saturday will mark McFarland\u2019s debut in the O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series but it will not be his first race in NASCAR. He competed in the season-opening Truck Series race at Daytona back on Feb. 13. He crashed out five laps in and finished 37th.<\/p>\n The 30-year-old has raced in five ARCA events between 2025 and 2026, and twice finished in the top 10.<\/p>\n \u201cTo have the opportunity to make my NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series debut with a legendary race team like Richard Childress Racing is a dream come true,\u201d McFarland said in a news release<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s a huge honor.\u201d<\/p>\n His red No. 33 car will be sponsored by Tommy\u2019s Express Car Wash and features a bald eagle just above the front grille, along with a band of stars going around the hood with more stars on the roof — likely nods to McFarland\u2019s \u201cFreedom Factory<\/a>\u201d content.<\/p>\n He will hit the track at Rockingham on Friday afternoon for practice and qualifying before the green flag drops for Saturday\u2019s race shortly after 2:30 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n The popular content creator has 4.67 million subscribers on YouTube<\/a> and nearly 983,000 followers on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n