Kyle Weatherman
Weatherman at Rockingham Speedway in 2013
BornKyle Jay Weatherman
(1997-08-28) August 28, 1997
Wentzville, Missouri, U.S.
Awards2015 ARCA Racing Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
11 races run over 3 years
2019 position61st
Best finish38th (2018)
First race2017 First Data 500 (Martinsville)
Last race2019 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
93 races run over 5 years
Car no., teamNo. 91 (DGM Racing)
2022 position22nd
Best finish22nd (2022)
First race2019 Alsco 300 (Bristol)
Last race2023 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 race2015 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 race2013 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 (Salem)
Last race2017 Fans With Benefits 150 (Iowa)
First win2015 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.

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 ATL LVS PHO COA 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
† – 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 [37]

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