NASCAR won't let YouTuber 'Cleetus McFarland' race at Talladega

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NASCAR put the brakes on YouTube star 'Cleetus McFarland' and his quest to drive in this month's O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

McFarland, whose real name is Garrett Mitchell, announced Tuesday to his 4.7 million YouTube subscribers that he won't be competing on April 25 at one of the sport's biggest and fastest tracks.

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