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Kyle Weatherman
Weatherman at Rockingham Speedway in 2013
BornKyle Jay Weatherman
(1997-08-28) August 28, 1997 (age 26)
Wentzville, Missouri, U.S.
Awards 2015 ARCA Racing Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
11 races run over 3 years
2019 position61st
Best finish38th ( 2018)
First race 2017 First Data 500 ( Martinsville)
Last race 2019 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race ( Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
110 races run over 6 years
Car no., teamNo. 91 ( DGM Racing)
2023 position26th
Best finish22nd ( 2022)
First race 2019 Alsco 300 ( Bristol)
Last race 2023 Ambetter Health 200 ( New Hampshire)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2015 position68th
Best finish68th ( 2015)
First race 2015 Ford EcoBoost 200 ( Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
50 races run over 5 years
Best finish7th ( 2016)
First race 2013 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 ( Salem)
Last race 2017 Fans With Benefits 150 ( Iowa)
First win 2015 ARCA 150 presented by Unique Pretzels ( Millville)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 36 5
Statistics current as of April 1, 2023.

Kyle Jay Weatherman (born August 28, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 91 Chevrolet Camaro for DGM Racing. He has also competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series in the past.

Racing career

Early years

Weatherman was born in Wentzville, Missouri, [1] where he was first introduced to racing by his father and a family friend at the age of eight years old, with Kyle and brother Clayton both racing go-karts. [1] Later on, Weatherman moved up to bandolero racing. He spent four years racing Bandoleros, culminating in a national championship. [2]

At age 12, Weatherman moved to the Legends Series, in which he raced until age 15. At the same time, he participated in some IMCA dirt races. He won the Legends National Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and became the youngest driver up until that point to claim victory in that race. [3]

ARCA Racing Series

When Weatherman was 15, he made the move to the ARCA Racing Series. Running in five races that year, he recorded four top fives and a best finish of second with his family-owned team. [4] The following year, he also became a development driver for Roush Fenway Racing. [5] He made eight starts for the Roush-affiliated Roulo Brothers Racing, finding moderate success. [6] 2015 was a highly successful season as he was named Rookie of the Year, [7] won the Short-Track Championship [7] and contributed to winning the Bill France Four Crown Award, riding with Cunningham Motorsports. [8] Weatherman won all those accolades despite not running a full schedule; in fifteen races he won his first career race at New Jersey Motorsports Park, won three straight poles and led laps in ten races while posting just two finishes outside the top ten. [9] Signing on with Lira Motorsports to start 2015, Weatherman ran eight races with the team before running the next two with Mason Mitchell Motorsports. In his first race, at Madison International Speedway, [10] Weatherman led over half of the 200 laps and came home second to Josh Williams. [11] Running a few races for his own team near the end of the season, Weatherman captured the pole at Pocono and was briefly hospitalized after a hard crash with Myatt Snider in the season's final race. [12] He ended up competing in 15 of 20 events to finish seventh in points; he had seven Top 5 and nine top-ten finishes. [13] Prior to the 2017 season, Mason Mitchell Motorsports announced that Weatherman would run ten races for the team. [14] Weatherman once again led the most laps early in the season at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. [15]

NASCAR

Weatherman competing in the 2019 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway

Weatherman teamed up with Roush Fenway Racing development team Lira Motorsports to run the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. [16] In the debut race for driver and team, Weatherman qualified 21st but was hampered by a pit road penalty in the early stages of the event, resulting in a 23rd-place finish, three laps down. [17]

Weatherman in the No. 99 at Pocono Raceway in 2018.

On October 23, 2017, it was announced that Weatherman would make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut driving Rick Ware Racing's No. 51 at Martinsville Speedway. He would also drive the car at Phoenix International Raceway. [18] A year later, Weatherman joined StarCom Racing to run the 2018 Overton's 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, driving the No. 99 car. [19] Although that was his first race appearance for the team, Weatherman had been a StarCom employee since April. Weatherman wound up making six additional starts in the No. 99, recording a best finish of 26th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. [20]

In 2019, Weatherman debuted in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Rick Ware Racing, and also made a Cup start for the team at Michigan International Speedway in June. [21] Later that month at Sonoma Raceway, he qualified Premium Motorsports' No. 15 car in place of Ross Chastain, who was competing in the Truck race at Gateway. [22]

Weatherman returned to Mike Harmon Racing and the Xfinity Series in 2020. At Kentucky Speedway's Shady Rays 200 in July, Weatherman scored MHR's best finish and maiden top ten when he finished eighth. [23]

Weatherman's No. 47 car at Pocono in 2021

He was promoted to a full-time ride in MHR's No. 47 for the 2021 Xfinity season. [24] Weatherman departed the team at the end of the year. [25]

On January 31, 2022, Weatherman announced he would drive the first five races of the NASCAR Xfinity Series season with DGM Racing driving the 92 and having sponsorship from LS Tractor at Daytona International Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway. California Law Enforcement would sponsor Weatherman at Auto Club Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Phoenix Raceway. He finished 8th at Atlanta. He also drove for the No. 34 Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet for a majority of the season, including another 8th place finish at Loudon.

Weatherman's No. 91 car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024.

On November 14, 2023, it was announced that Weatherman will return to DGM, this time driving the No. 91 full-time. [26]

Personal life

Weatherman, the oldest child of Daryn and Lori Weatherman, was born and raised in Wentzville, Missouri, where he lived until he was 17. He then moved to Concord, North Carolina, and lived with fellow driver Chris Buescher. [27] Weatherman views Buescher, the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, as a mentor and a major influence on his career.

Weatherman has two younger siblings, one of whom is ARCA driver Clayton Weatherman. [28]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Monster Energy Cup Series

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 MENCC Pts Ref
2017 Rick Ware Racing 51 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT TAL KAN MAR
35
TEX PHO
34
HOM 45th 5 [29]
2018 StarCom Racing 99 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC MCH SON CHI
33
DAY KEN NHA
31
POC
31
GLN MCH BRI DAR IND LVS
26
RCH ROV DOV TAL KAN
35
MAR TEX
34
PHO HOM
35
38th 33 [30]
2019 Rick Ware Racing 51 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC MCH
36
61st 01 [31]
Premium Motorsports 15 Chevy SON
QL
CHI DAY KEN NHA POC GLN MCH
Rick Ware Racing 52 Chevy BRI
31
DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM
– Qualified for Ross Chastain

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2019 Rick Ware Racing 17 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI
28
RCH
32
TAL DOV CLT POC IND
35
TEX
34
PHO HOM 54th 35 [32]
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy MCH
34
IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR LVS
32
RCH ROV KAN
22
Jimmy Means Racing 53 Chevy DOV
35
2020 Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy DAY LVS
30
CAL
34
PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL 31st 236 [33]
47 HOM
33
HOM
35
TAL POC
15
IRC
15
KEN
8
KEN
36
TEX
28
KAN
36
ROA
21
DRC
17
DOV
25
DOV
35
DAY DAR
36
RCH
26
RCH
20
BRI
32
LVS
36
TAL ROV
37
KAN TEX
19
MAR
30
PHO
17
2021 DAY
15
DRC
16
HOM
25
LVS
33
PHO
34
ATL
28
MAR
25
TAL
23
DAR
33
DOV
22
COA
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
MOH
26
TEX
37
NSH
28
POC
26
ROA
DNQ
ATL
32
NHA
19
GLN
34
IRC
16
MCH
24
DAY
32
DAR
34
RCH
15
BRI
29
LVS
18
TAL
20
ROV
23
TEX
25
KAN
21
MAR
34
PHO
26
24th 341 [34]
2022 DGM Racing 92 Chevy DAY
32
CAL
16
LVS
26
PHO
30
ATL
8
COA 22nd 369 [35]
Jesse Iwuji Motorsports 34 Chevy RCH
28
MAR
16
TAL DOV
27
DAR
12
TEX
QL
CLT
36
PIR NSH
38
ROA
QL
ATL NHA
8
POC
19
IRC
30
MCH
16
GLN
22
DAY DAR
16
KAN
QL
BRI
17
TEX
22
TAL ROV LVS
14
HOM
20
MAR
30
PHO
14
2023 Our Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY CAL LVS
16
PHO
17
ATL
33
COA
22
DOV
14
DAR 26th 336 [36]
FRS Racing 96 Chevy RCH
DNQ
MAR
34
TAL
DGM Racing 91 Chevy CLT
20
PIR MCH
35
KAN
38
TEX
15
LVS
36
HOM
16
MAR PHO
17
SS-Green Light Racing 08 Ford SON
22
JD Motorsports 4 Chevy NSH
18
CSC
14
NHA
27
POC ROA
20
IRC
20
GLN
13
DAY
33
DAR
31
BRI
23
ROV
26
DGM Racing 36 Chevy ATL
31
2024 91 DAY
38
ATL
17
LVS
21
PHO
16
COA
29
RCH
MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -* -* [37]
– Qualified for Jesse Iwuji

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NCWTC Pts Ref
2015 Lira Motorsports 58 Ford DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
23
68th 21 [16]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ARSC Pts Ref
2013 Weatherman Motorsports 11 Dodge DAY MOB SLM
4
TAL TOL
12
ELK POC MCH ROA WIN
4
CHI NJE POC BLN ISF MAD DSF IOW
2
SLM
2
KEN KAN 27th 1055 [4]
2014 Roulo Brothers Racing 99 Ford DAY MOB SLM
10
TAL TOL NJE POC MCH ELK 21st 1440 [6]
17 WIN
21
CHI
60 IRP
10
POC BLN
4
ISF MAD
7
DSF
9
SLM
11
KEN
8
KAN
2015 Cunningham Motorsports 22 Dodge DAY MOB
5
NJE
1
POC MCH CHI IOW
2
ISF
2
DSF
2*
KEN
7
KAN
2
10th 3565 [9]
Ford NSH
5
SLM
2
TAL TOL
5
WIN
4
IRP
7
POC
31
BLN
7
SLM
11*
2016 Lira Motorsports 58 Ford DAY
3
NSH
24
SLM
4
TAL
12
TOL
3
NJE
7
POC
18
MCH
12
7th 3165 [13]
Mason Mitchell Motorsports 98 Chevy MAD
2*
WIN
3
Weatherman Motorsports 10 Ford IOW
9
IRP POC
5
BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI
4
KEN
19
KAN
28
2017 Mason Mitchell Motorsports 78 Chevy DAY
8
NSH
2*
SLM
3
TAL
32
TOL ELK POC
16
MCH
14*
MAD IOW
5
IRP POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 27th 1040 [38]

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