Education
He was rookie of the year in 1996, and finished third in points. He finished second at points at Old Dominion.
He was rookie of the year in 1996, and finished third in points. He finished second at points at Old Dominion.
At the age of eight, he began his racing career, racing go-karts. He earned a factory ride after his first year of racing. In 1994, his karting career ended with 10 National Championships and 14 State Championships to his name.
At the end of 1995, he started racing late models at Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas, Virginia.
In the 1997 season, he captured 9 wins, and 27 top 10 finishes, at several tracks throughout the south. This earned him the national championship of the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Weekly Series, as well as the track championship.
In 1998, he ran select National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Busch Series events, along with 15 late model races throughout the east coast. He qualified for several Busch Series events.
In 1999, he did not run any National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing events, but finished fourth in points at Old Dominion, and set a new track and LMSC record of 15.222 (88687 Master in Public Health), which still stands today.
In 2004, he raced first for Jim Harris in the Craftsman Truck Series in the Harris Trucking Dodge. Then about mid season, he was picked to be one of the 4 Hungry Driver drivers in Tommy Baldwin"s #6 Busch Series Dodge"son He then moved into the United States Army Reserve Hooters Pro Cup Series in 2005 driving the Winfuel #32 Chevy for Dale Earnhardt, Junior.
Ken Barlow hand-picked Jefferson Hodges as the teams crew chief, saying, "Jefferson did a fabulous job building and leading this new team with knowledge and a true craftsmanship".
In 2006, McFarland was hired to drive the #88 United States Navy Chevrolet for JR Motorsports in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Busch Series. He was injured while running in the top 10 at the Milwaukee Mile and missed the next two races at Daytona International Speedway and Chicagoland Speedway.
He had dislocated his shoulder and also injured some of the muscles around lieutenant Following the Kroger 200, he was released from his driving duties of the #88 United States. Navy Chevrolet.
Martin Truex, Junior. would drive the car in the next race at Watkins Glen International and Robby Gordon drove it in subsequent races at Michigan International Speedway and California Speedway.
Shane Huffman, also from the Hooters Pro Cup Series, drove the remaining races in the #88. Foreign 2015, McFarland served as crew chief for Josip Juraj Haley"s East Series team
