The 2026 ARCA Menards Series continues at Kansas Speedway today, with Cleetus McFarland set to feature in Saturday's race action.
Titled the Tide 150, the race will see the ARCA stars complete 100 laps of the 1.5-mile track in Kansas City, and represents the third event in the series this season after Daytona and Phoenix.
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Gio Ruggerio and Carson Brown took the victories on those occasions, but the name on everyone's lips heading into this weekend is Cleetus McFarland, racing under his real name, Garrett Mitchell.
Cleetus will be racing in the No. 30 Ford for Rette Jones Racing, set to make his sixth start in the main ARCA series after recently finishing inside the top four at Rockingham Speedway in ARCA East earlier this month.
It will be exciting to see how he gets on as his racing journey continues, and here's how you can watch it happen and when.
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What time is the ARCA Kansas race with Cleetus McFarland today?
The ARCA Menards Series race featuring Cleetus McFarland gets underway at Kansas Speedway at 12:30 p.m. ET.
Here are the start times in your local time zones.
| City (Time Zone) | Race Start Time |
|---|---|
| Charlotte, NC (ET) | 12:30 P.M. |
| New York, NY (ET) | 12:30 P.M. |
| Columbia, SC (ET) | 12:30 P.M. |
| Charleston, WV (ET) | 12:30 P.M. |
| Augusta, ME (ET) | 12:30 P.M. |
| Chicago, IL (CT) | 11:30 A.M. |
| Pierre, SD (CT) | 11:30 A.M. |
| Nashville, TN (CT) | 11:30 A.M. |
| Des Moines, IA (CT) | 11:30 A.M. |
| Montgomery, AL (CT) | 11:30 A.M. |
| Denver, CO (MT) | 10:30 A.M. |
| Salt Lake City, UT (MT) | 10:30 A.M. |
| Albuquerque, NM (MT) | 10:30 A.M. |
| El Paso, TX (MT) | 10:30 A.M. |
| Los Angeles, CA (PT) | 9:30 A.M. |
| Las Vegas, NV (PT) | 9:30 A.M. |
| Seattle, WA (PT) | 9:30 A.M. |
| Portland, OR (PT) | 9:30 A.M. |
| San Francisco, CA (PT) | 9:30 A.M. |
What TV channel is the ARCA Series on today?
Today's ARCA Series action from Kansas will be broadcast live on FS1.
For those who would rather tune in to the race action on the radio, MRN and SiriusXM have the call.
Live stream options
For those fans who want to live stream today's ARCA Series race, there are several options available.
First and foremost, the FOX Sports app is one option to live stream today's race action. It is free to download, but you will need to log in with your paid TV provider details. The race is also available on FOX One.
As well as being available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, the FOX Sports App can also be downloaded in several other places, such as:
- Apple TV
- Roku
- Xbox
- Vizio
- Google Chromecast
- Fire TV
- Android TV
- Samsung Smart TV
Elsewhere, FS1 can also be streamed live on the following platforms:
- DIRECTV Stream
- Fubo
- Hulu + Live TV
- Sling
- YouTube TV
If you only want to watch Cleetus' POV, you can do so for FREE on YouTube.
Where did Cleetus McFarland qualify in ARCA for Kansas?
Unfortunately, Friday's qualifying session in ARCA was canceled due to bad weather, so the starting lineup has been set as per the rule book.
This means that Cleetus McFarland, or Garrett Mitchell, starts today's ARCA race in 25th position out of 29 cars.
Here is the full starting lineup.
| Pos | Driver (Car No.) | Team (Manufacturer) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Wood (28) | Chevrolet Performance (Chevrolet) |
| 2 | Gio Ruggiero (18) | First Auto Group (Toyota) |
| 3 | Jake Bollman (20) | SynerFuse (Toyota) |
| 4 | Lanie Buice (77) | Sunoco (Chevrolet) |
| 5 | Gavan Boschele (25) | All-Pro Auto Reconditioning (Toyota) |
| 6 | Thomas Annunziata (70) | JBL (Toyota) |
| 7 | Jason Kitzmiller (97) | A.L.L Construction/Carter Cat (Chevrolet) |
| 8 | Isabella Robusto (55) | Mobil 1 (Toyota) |
| 9 | Takuma Koga (12) | Kusumoto Chemicals Ltd/IKEDO (Toyota) |
| 10 | Alex Clubb (03) | Yavapai Bottle Gas (Ford) |
| 11 | Michael Maples (99) | Maples Motorsports (Chevrolet) |
| 12 | Craig Pellegrini Jr. (10) | Let’s Be Frank/Roscoe’s BBQ of Kansas City (Toyota) |
| 13 | Brayton Laster (06) | PeerlessPump.com/Panini (Chevrolet) |
| 14 | Ryan Vargas (91) | Maples Motorsports (Ford) |
| 15 | Robbie Kennealy (11) | Jan’s Towing (Chevrolet) |
| 16 | Brad Smith (48) | Gary’s Speed Shop (Ford) |
| 17 | Jeff Maconi (86) | Yavapai Bottle Gas (Ford) |
| 18 | Bobby Earnhardt (89) | Copeland Insurance Agency/Habco Inc (Chevrolet) |
| 19 | Daniel Dye (24) | Champion Container Corporation (Chevrolet) |
| 20 | Andy Jankowiak (71) | Sbarro (Toyota) |
| 21 | Jade Avedisian (15) | Yahoo (Toyota) |
| 22 | Monty Tipton (17) | Bare Bones (Toyota) |
| 23 | Will Kimmel (69) | Jeff Hill Trailer Sales/Lentini Auto Detailing (Ford) |
| 24 | George Siciliano (0) | Heat Wave (Ford) |
| 25 | Garrett Mitchell (30) | BaldEagle.com (Ford) |
| 26 | Matt Kemp (19) | Maples Motorsports (Chevrolet) |
| 27 | D.L. Wilson (01) | Rock Bottom Scrubs LLC (Ford) |
| 28 | Nate Moeller (1) | Maples Motorsports (Chevrolet) |
| 29 | Dystany Spurlock (66) | Foxxtecca (Ford) |
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