Is Cleetus McFarland moving up the NASCAR ranks too quickly?

Social media sensation Garrett Mitchell, who goes by the stage name Cleetus McFarland, will make his NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series debut at Rockingham Speedway on April 4, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing.

But there's a twist to RCR's Wednesday announcement: McFarland has only five laps of NASCAR Truck Series competition, having crashed out of his series debut at Daytona on Feb. 13 early. He's competed in just five ARCA Menards Series races and tallied an average finish of 15.4.

Why there should be skepticism around Cleetus McFarland's NOAPS debut

McFarland has obviously been approved for NOAPS competition, and there's no reason to suggest he will take any action on the track that blatantly puts himself or others in harms way. It's also clear that McFarland loves racing and has every intention of doing things right. 

But racing at the second highest level of stock car competition in the country with such limited experience in the third and fourth highest levels will be no small feat, especially at a track as difficult at Rockingham.