Overview
- McFarland said he has no intention of racing in the NASCAR Cup Series or the Daytona 500 anytime soon because the skill gap is larger than he expected.
- He is actively racing part time this season in ARCA for Rette Jones Racing, in the NASCAR Truck Series for Niece Motorsports, and in one-off O’Reilly Auto Parts Series starts with Richard Childress Racing.
- Early national-series outings have exposed learning gaps, including multiple spins, pit-road penalties and a Truck debut that ended in a crash, which McFarland says prompted his timeline reset.
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. urged McFarland to run two full ARCA seasons plus more Late Model racing to build race craft, and McFarland has acknowledged Greg Biffle’s earlier advice to be patient.
- Michigan International Speedway named McFarland Grand Marshal for the Truck race and he is scheduled to run both the ARCA and Truck events there, while he also owns a short track and has bought a straight-rail Late Model to gain more seat time.