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Kyle Weatherman

Kyle Weatherman (born August 28, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the Nos. 91 and 36 Chevrolet Camaros for DGM Racing. He has also previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series.

Kyle Weatherman
Weatherman at Sonoma Raceway in 2024
Born (1997-08-28) August 28, 1997 (age 27)
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
139 races run over 6 years
Car no., teamNo. 36/91 (DGM Racing)
2023 position26th
Best finish22nd (2022)
First race2019 Alsco 300 (Bristol)
Last race2024 United Rentals 250 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 5 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 October 26, 2024.

Racing career

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Early years

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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

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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

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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 would return to DGM in 2024, this time driving the No. 91 full-time.[26] Following the Portland race, Weatherman was fined US$25,000 for intentionally damaging another vehicle on pit road.[27] Weatherman would be moved to the team's part-time No. 36 car for the race at Watkins Glen due to Josh Bilicki bringing sponsorship to drive the No. 91 and Dawson Cram bringing sponsorship to drive the No. 92, the team's two full-time cars.[28] Weatherman would not drive in the final 2 races of the season due to sponsorship issues.

Personal life

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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.[29] 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.[30]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(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

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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 [31]
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 [32]
2019 Rick Ware Racing 51 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC MCH
36 		61st 01 [33]
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

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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 [34]
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 [35]
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 [36]
2022 DGM Racing 92 Chevy DAY
32 		CAL
16 		LVS
26 		PHO
30 		ATL
8 		COA 22nd 369 [37]
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 [38]
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
17 		MAR
33 		TEX
36 		TAL
27 		DOV
8 		DAR
17 		CLT
11 		PIR
25 		SON
30 		IOW
33 		NHA
25 		NSH
31 		CSC
14 		POC
23 		IND
25 		MCH
32 		DAY
10 		DAR
37 		ATL
11 		BRI
26 		KAN
26 		TAL
31 		ROV LVS
20 		HOM
14 		MAR PHO 25th 394 [39]
36 GLN
38
† – Qualified for Jesse Iwuji

Camping World Truck Series

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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

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(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 [40]

References

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