Cleetus McFarland
Cleetus McFarland is Garrett Mitchell, the automotive YouTuber, racer and Freedom Factory owner who brings fans along for car builds, drag racing and Crown Victoria showdowns.
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Drag IllustratedOverview
- Real name
- Garrett Mitchell
- Born
- April 5, 1995
- From
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Home base
- Bradenton, Florida
- Breakout
- The Cleetus character at Rocky Mountain Race Week in 2015
- Known for
- Car builds, drag racing and events at the Freedom Factory
Mini bio
How it started.
Garrett Mitchell grew up in Nebraska around his father’s car businesses. He met 1320Video founder Kyle Loftis through the local car scene and began contributing footage, photos and social posts while continuing his education in Florida.
Becoming Cleetus.
At Rocky Mountain Race Week in 2015, Mitchell and Loftis filmed a comic character beside Tom Bailey’s Camaro. Loftis called him Cleetus McFarland, posted the clip, and the character caught on. Mitchell later built his own channel, held the first Cleetus and Cars in 2017 and put law school on hold to pursue the work full time.
A place for fans to race.
He bought the dormant DeSoto Speedway in 2020 and turned it into the Freedom Factory in Bradenton. Alongside projects such as Leroy and Eagle, his world includes Crown Victoria races, burnout competitions and videos from the shop and track.
Taking on stock cars.
He entered ARCA with Rette Jones Racing in 2025, then added NASCAR Truck and O’Reilly Series starts in 2026. In October 2026, Richard Childress Racing announced him as its full-season ARCA driver for 2027.
Creditschronological, newest first
Racing
- 2026NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts SeriesDriver for Richard Childress Racing
- 2026NASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesDriver for Niece Motorsports
- 2025ARCA Menards Series debutDriver for Rette Jones Racing
Events and video projects
- 20252.4 Hours of LeMulletsWinning co-driver with Carson Hocevar
- 2025Leroy Goes Round After Round at FL2K25!Creator and Stick Shift Outlaw class winner
Awards
Quotes
I built my community around freedom, horsepower, and having a good time, and Polaris fits that perfectly.Cleetus McFarland, Polaris partnership announcement
He described the community behind his videos and events when announcing the partnership in April 2026.
Trivia
- He initially suggested the character name Dale McFarland; Kyle Loftis supplied Cleetus instead.
- His father’s taxi business put him around Crown Victorias long before they became central to his own events.
- Leroy is a stick-shift C5 Corvette.
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