Cleetus McFarland announced back in June that he would be launching a new Pro Late Model Series, with races at Berlin Raceway in Michigan and The Freedom Factory in Florida, as part of an extended effort for the YouTube star to gain valuable on track experience. The Inaugural event of the Cleetus McFarland Late Model Series is set to roll on Saturday, August 15th in front of a sold-out crowd at Berlin.
Here are things you should going into to this event.
Michigan 100
The race is being billed as the Michigan 100, but that is actually in reference to the Crown Vic race being held tonight, also in front of a sold-out crown at Berlin. The Big Ass Lakes 75 is Saturday’s Pro Late Model 75 lap feature around the 7/16 mile oval.
Berlin Raceway
Berlin Raceway is a 7/16-mile (0.438-mile or roughly 0.7-kilometer) paved oval race track. Located in Marne, Michigan, it features 13 degrees of banking in the turns and 9 degrees of banking on the straightaways. Using the term straightaway is a stretch by many, as the view from above shows the speedway is more round than straight.
The Rules
This race is being ran under the same rules package as the UARA National Tour, which just completed the annual running of the Battle at Berlin 250, on Wednesday.
Ricky Brooks and company will handle all technical inspection.
The Prize
$20,000.00 to the race winner.
The Schedule
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2026
9:00 AM – Pit Gates Opens
9:00 AM – Spectator Parking Opens
11:00 AM – Grandstands Open
11-12:00 PM – Late Model Practice
1:30 PM – Late Model Qualifying
Several burnout competitions follow Late Model Qualifying. The 75 lap Late Model feature is set to begin following the burnout competitions.
Watch
According to the event promoter, tickets for this event are sold-out, but fans can still tune and watch live on FRDM+ with a subscription. That broadcast is slated to being at 1:30 PM
*all times are in Eastern.
