BRISTOL, Tenn. – ARCA Menards Series part-time racer Garrett Mitchell, also known as Cleetus McFarland, confirmed to reporters post-race that he will return to ARCA competition in 2026 after racing at Bristol Motor Speedway on Thursday, Sept. 11.
“We’re planning on coming back,” the YouTube star said on pit road post-race. “Part-time.”
Mark Rette, the co-owner of Mitchell’s race team Rette-Jones Racing, further confirmed the details to Frontstretch and included the team will be looking for an 8-10 race season in 2026 and will attempt to include some Super Late Model starts for the Floridian.
Mitchell competed in four ARCA races in 2025 in the No. 30 Rette-Jones Ford that included two top-10 results at Talladega Superspeedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Dalton Hopkins began writing for Frontstretch in April 2021. Currently, he is the lead writer for the weekly Thinkin' Out Loud column, co-host of the Frontstretch Happy Hour podcast, and one of our lead reporters. Beforehand, he wrote for IMSA shortly after graduating from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2019. Simultaneously, he also serves as a Captain in the US Army.
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