Sports
De Zerbi vows Spurs can win last 5 to survive
Roberto de Zerbi believes Tottenham can win their last five games to avoid relegation.
ESPN News1 min read
SportsRecap
Cleetus McFarland's top ten ARCA run at Kansas goes up in smoke
TL;DR
Cleetus McFarland achieved a top ten finish in the ARCA race at Kansas after starting from 25th due to rain. He advanced quickly but ultimately faced engine issues that affected his performance.
Key points
- Cleetus McFarland is a popular YouTuber and ARCA driver.
- He started 25th due to rain affecting qualifying.
- He advanced to as high as seventh place during the race.
- Engine problems caused him to lose positions later in the race.
Mentioned in this story
Cleetus McFarlandKansas Speedway
ARCA
Motorsport photo
After a top five finish in the ARCA East Series at Rockingham, popular YouTuber Cleetus McFarland (Garrett Mitchell) made his sixth career start at the national level of ARCA on Saturday.
After starting 25th when inclement weather rained out qualifying, he quickly marched through the field at Kansas Soeedway. He moved up eleven positions in the first five laps, and was running 11th by the halfway break.
He continued to make progress, reaching as high as seventh after a three-wide pass on a mid-race restart. However, he soon began to fade, and that's because the engine was going sour.
With about 25 laps to go, the engine let go in a plume of white smoke and dumped oil all over the frontstretch. Andy Jankowiak and Isabella Robusto were running right behind him and crashed in the oil, spinning and slamming the wall.
Despite the engine failure, Cleetus managed to keep the car in one piece as he slid sideways in his own oil through Turns 1 and 2 without ever losing control. He then stopped the car and while hopeful he could somehow continue, his race was clearly over.
ARCA officials displayed a red flag and halted the race to cleanup oil from the incident. Cleetus ultimately finished 21st, recording his second DNF in six ARCA starts.
"Did you see that drift through the entire Turn 1 and 2?" said Cleetus outside the infield care center, joined by NASCAR Cup driver Carson Hocevar. "That was awesome, I'm looking forward to seeing that highlight reel of the Baldeagle.com No. 30. Overall, I had a blast. I made it 75 laps though, so that's pretty food. If we had blown the motor at 50, I probably would have shed a tear. But I made it through 75% of the race, so I'll call it a win."
Friend and fellow content creator George Siciliano (aka as Squirrel McNut) was still in the race, representing the Freedom Factory. He was making his first start in the main ARCA division after two previous stars in the ARCA East Series. He finished 12th, one lap down.
Both Cleetus and Squirrel will return for next weekend's ARCA Menards Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
To read more Motorsport.com articles visit our website.
Q&A
What position did Cleetus McFarland finish in the ARCA race at Kansas?
Cleetus McFarland finished in the top ten during the ARCA race at Kansas.
Why did Cleetus McFarland start from 25th place in the ARCA race?
He started from 25th place because inclement weather rained out qualifying.
What caused Cleetus McFarland to fade in the ARCA race at Kansas?
Cleetus McFarland began to fade in the race due to engine issues.
