About
Garrett Mitchell (born April 5, 1995), known professionally as Cleetus McFarland, is an American YouTuber and professional stock car racing driver. As of May 2026, he has over 4.7 million subscribers. He competes part-time in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Richard Childress Racing and has driven part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Niece Motorsports, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 30 Ford Mustang GT for Rette Jones Racing.
On January 28, 2009, Mitchell started his YouTube channel, around the same time he became the social media manager for car media company 1320Video. He eventually left 1320Video to pursue a full-time career with his own YouTube channel.
In 2015, Mitchell adopted the moniker “Cleetus McFarland” after a character Kyle Loftis created that went viral at the annual Rocky Mountain Race Week with Tom Bailey. The name Cleetus was quickly adopted by his YouTube channel and is now how he is most referred to, rarely hearing his real name used outside of close friends and family.
Mitchell would then go on to create a bodyless…
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