Cleetus McFarland joins Kevin Harvick on SPEED with Harvick and Buxton to reveal a major NASCAR career announcement while discussing his incredible rise from YouTube creator to professional race car driver. In this episode, Harvick interviews Cleetus about how he built one of the most successful automotive YouTube channels in the world, how that passion led him into ARCA and the NASCAR Truck Series, and what the biggest challenges have been transitioning into stock car racing. Cleetus also breaks down his experiences racing in ARCA and Trucks, reveals details about a new two-year deal with Richard Childress Racing to compete in the O’Reilly Series on superspeedways, and gets advice from Harvick about working with Richard Childress and racing at NASCAR’s highest levels. Then, Cleetus reflects on the impact Greg Biffle had on his racing journey and how he plans to honor his legacy going forward.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 INTRO
01:05 CLEETUS MCFARLAND JOINS THE SHOW
02:00 HOW DID CLEETUS GET START
05:45 WHAT WENT INTO BUILDING HIS BRAND
07:30 DEVLOPING IN NASCAR
10:30 DRIVING TRUCK RACES
15:20 HARVICK'S 1ST DAYTONA 500
16:25 FREEDOM 500
21:30 CLEETUS MCFARLAND BREAKING NEWS?!?!
23:35 RICHARD CHILDRESS STORIES
28:20 GREG BIFFLE: BE LIKE BIFF CAMPAIGN
30:15 OUTRO

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