Cleetus McFarland Completes NASCAR O'Reilly Series Debut
Garrett Mitchell, racing as Cleetus McFarland, completed his NASCAR O’Reilly Series debut at Rockingham Speedway on Saturday, finishing 32nd after 250 laps and six laps behind winner William Sawalich. The Richard Childress Racing driver battled multiple spins, pit-road speeding penalties and tire issues but said he met his primary goal of finishing the race. Team officials said NASCAR will review his run before approving superspeedway entries.
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