TC Daily Pit Stop: Cleetus McFarland Set For Second O'Reilly Series Start; Daniel Dye to Attempt Cup Debut at Talladega
TC Daily Pit Stop: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Cleetus McFarland Set For Second O’Reilly Series Start At Nashville
As Cleetus McFarland continues to try to obtain enough experience to gain approval for superspeedways in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, the driver has announced where his second career start in the series will come.
McFarland will climb back behind the wheel of the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday, May 30.
The YouTuber/aspiring racer finished 32nd in his debut O’Reilly Series race at Rockingham Speedway, a race in which he had several close calls on track, but was able to make it out of the event without incident.
McFarland says he will be using all of RCR’s resources to help prepare for Nashville.
“I’m going to be doing a lot of training with RCR, a lot of simulator time,” McFarland said. “Really looking forward to getting back out on the track in that O’Reilly’s car. A lot of power. Gotta dial in my turning left.”
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Daniel Dye To Make Cup Debut In Four-Race Schedule With Live Fast Motorsports
Daniel Dye, who was recently reinstated by NASCAR after completing sensitivity training following a situation where he made homophobic remarks aimed at IndyCar driver David Malukas in an online stream, will attempt to make his NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway.
Live Fast Motorsports announced a four-race partnership with Dye, which will see the driver attempt the events at Talladega (April), Pocono (June), Daytona (August), and Talladega (October).
This weekend, there are 41 cars on the entry list for the Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega, so Dye will have to qualify his way into the field.
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TALLADEGA ENTRY LISTS
41 Cars On The NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link’s 500 Entry List
There are 41 cars on the entry list for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. With only 40 spots available in the starting lineup, one driver and team will head home after qualifying.
The five “Open” cars that are fighting for the four spots available:
No. 33 Jesse Love - Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
No. 44 Joey Gase - NY Racing Team Chevrolet
No. 62 Casey Mears - Beard Motorsports Chevrolet (will go home if qualifying rains out)
No. 66 Chad Finchum - Garage 66 Ford
No. 78 Daniel Dye - Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
Full Cup Series Entry List
Entry List: 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega
There are 38 cars on the entry list (for 38 spots) for Saturday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Notable Entries:
No. 0 Garrett Smithley - SS-GreenLight Racing
No. 1 Carson Kvapil - JR Motorsports
No. 5 JJ Yeley - Hettinger Racing
No. 32 Tyler Ankrum - Jordan Anderson Racing
No. 35 Natalie Decker - Joey Gase Motorsports
No. 38 Patrick Emerling - RSS Racing
No. 42 David Starr - Young’s Motorsports
No. 74 Dawson Cram - Mike Harmon Racing
No. 88 Rajah Caruth - JR Motorsports
No. 91 Mason Maggio - DGM Racing