Cleetus McFarland on NASCAR Superspeedways: Patience Needed

0:00On April 7th, Garrett Mitchell, better known as Cletus McFarland, just dropped a video explaining that NASCAR hasn't cleared him for super speedways. In the O'Reilly series yet, he spun out early in his last race trying a bold three-wide pass, which made things too chaotic for officials to sign off on big tracks like Daytona, or Talladega right now. He's sticking to short tracks in O'Reilly, plus more time in Arca and Trucks to build experience. Cletus admits he's only been at this NASCAR level for a year, and never planned to rush the top series anyway. His team at Richard Childress Racing saw this coming after that wild start, switching to conservation mode to keep him rolling without big risks. NASCAR's racing development chief echo dead, calling Cletus a fan-favorite, but wanting solid short track proof first. Everyone's on the same page. He needs more laps under his belt. Officials aren't shutting the door, just pushing for patience. Cletus takes it in stride, calling it a gut check, but eyeing those super speedways next year once he stacked up the miles. More racing ahead means sharper skills for the whole crew.

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