# Kyle Weatherman

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

## Racing career
### Early years

Weatherman was born in Wentzville, Missouri, 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. Later on, Weatherman moved up to bandolero racing. He spent four years racing Bandoleros, culminating in a national championship.
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.

### 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. The following year, he also became a development driver for Roush Fenway Racing. He made eight starts for the Roush-affiliated Roulo Brothers Racing, finding moderate success. 2015 was a highly successful season as he was named Rookie of the Year, won the Short-Track Championship and contributed to winning the Bill France Four Crown Award, riding with Cunningham Motorsports. 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. 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, Weatherman led over half of the 200 laps and came home second to Josh Williams. 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. He ended up competing in 15 of 20 events to finish seventh in points; he had seven Top 5 and nine top-ten finishes. Prior to the 2017 season, Mason Mitchell Motorsports announced that Weatherman would run ten races for the team. Weatherman once again led the most laps early in the season at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.

### NASCAR

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. 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.
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. A year later, Weatherman joined StarCom Racing to run the 2018 Overton's 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, driving the No. 99 car. 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.
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. 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.
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.
He was promoted to a full-time ride in MHR's No. 47 for the 2021 Xfinity season. Weatherman departed the team at the end of the year.
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 would return to DGM in 2024, this time driving the No. 91 full-time. Following the Portland race, Weatherman was fined US$25,000 for intentionally damaging another vehicle on pit road. 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. Weatherman would not drive in the final 2 races of the season due to sponsorship issues.

## 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. 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.

## 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2019 | Rick Ware Racing | 51 | Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | POC | MCH 36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 61st | 0$^1$ |
| 2019 | Premium Motorsports | 15 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SON QL$^†$ | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | POC | GLN | MCH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 61st | 0$^1$ |
| 2019 | Rick Ware Racing | 52 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI 31 | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | ROV | DOV | TAL | KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 61st | 0$^1$ |
| $^†$ – 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 | |
| 2019 | Mike Harmon Racing | 74 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 34 | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | | LVS 32 | RCH | ROV | | KAN 22 | | | | | | 54th | 35 | |
| 2019 | Jimmy Means Racing | 53 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV 35 | | | | | | | | 54th | 35 |
| 2020 | Mike Harmon Racing | 74 | Chevy | DAY | LVS 30 | CAL 34 | PHO | DAR | CLT | BRI | ATL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31st | 236 | |
| 2020 | Mike Harmon Racing | 47 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | 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 | 31st | 236 | |
| 2021 | Mike Harmon Racing | 47 | Chevy | 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 | |
| 2022 | DGM Racing | 92 | Chevy | DAY 32 | CAL 16 | LVS 26 | PHO 30 | ATL 8 | COA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22nd | 369 | |
| 2022 | 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 | 22nd | 369 | |
| 2023 | Our Motorsports | 02 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS 16 | PHO 17 | ATL 33 | COA 22 | | | | DOV 14 | DAR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26th | 336 | |
| 2023 | FRS Racing | 96 | Chevy | | | | | | | RCH DNQ | MAR 34 | TAL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26th | 336 |
| 2023 | DGM Racing | 91 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 20 | PIR | | | | | | | | MCH 35 | | | | | KAN 38 | | TEX 15 | | LVS 36 | HOM 16 | MAR | PHO 17 | 26th | 336 | |
| 2023 | SS-Green Light Racing | 08 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SON 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26th | 336 |
| 2023 | 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 | | | | | | | | 26th | 336 |
| 2023 | DGM Racing | 36 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26th | 336 |
| 2024 | DGM Racing | 91 | Chevy | 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 | |
| 2024 | DGM Racing | 36 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GLN 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 394 |
| $^†$ – 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 | |
$^*$ 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 | |
| 2014 | Roulo Brothers Racing | 99 | Ford | DAY | MOB | SLM 10 | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | ELK | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21st | 1440 | |
| 2014 | Roulo Brothers Racing | 17 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | WIN 21 | CHI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21st | 1440 | |
| 2014 | Roulo Brothers Racing | 60 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | IRP 10 | POC | BLN 4 | ISF | MAD 7 | DSF 9 | SLM 11 | KEN 8 | KAN | | 21st | 1440 | |
| 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 | |
| 2015 | Cunningham Motorsports | 22 | Ford | | | NSH 5 | SLM 2 | TAL | TOL 5 | | | | | WIN 4 | | IRP 7 | POC 31 | BLN 7 | | | SLM 11* | | | | | | 10th | 3565 |
| 2016 | Lira Motorsports | 58 | Ford | DAY 3 | NSH 24 | SLM 4 | TAL 12 | TOL 3 | NJE 7 | POC 18 | MCH 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | 3165 | |
| 2016 | Mason Mitchell Motorsports | 98 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | MAD 2* | WIN 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | 3165 |
| 2016 | Weatherman Motorsports | 10 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | IOW 9 | IRP | POC 5 | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | CHI 4 | KEN 19 | KAN 28 | | 7th | 3165 | |
| 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 | |