![]() 34 Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet for a majority of the season, including another 8th place finish at Loudon. California Law Enforcement would sponsor Weatherman at Auto Club Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Phoenix Raceway. 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. ![]() Weatherman departed the team at the end of the year. He was promoted to a full-time ride in MHR's No. At Kentucky Speedway's Shady Rays 200 in July, Weatherman scored MHR's best finish and maiden top ten when he finished eighth. Weatherman returned to Mike Harmon Racing and the Xfinity Series in 2020. 15 car in place of Ross Chastain, who was competing in the Truck race at Gateway. Later that month at Sonoma Raceway, he qualified Premium Motorsports' No. 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. 99, recording a best finish of 26th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Weatherman wound up making six additional starts in the No. Although that was his first race appearance for the team, Weatherman had been a StarCom employee since April. A year later, Weatherman joined StarCom Racing to run the 2018 Overton's 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, driving the No. He would also drive the car at Phoenix International Raceway. On October 23, 2017, it was announced that Weatherman would make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut driving Rick Ware Racing's No. Weatherman once again led the most laps early in the season at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. Prior to the 2017 season, Mason Mitchell Motorsports announced that Weatherman would run ten races for the team. He ended up competing in 15 of 20 events to finish seventh in points he had seven Top 5 and nine top-ten finishes. 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. In his first race, at Madison International Speedway, Weatherman led over half of the 200 laps and came home second to Josh Williams. Signing on with Lira Motorsports to start 2015, Weatherman ran eight races with the team before running the next two with Mason Mitchell 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. 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. He made eight starts for the Roush-affiliated Roulo Brothers Racing, finding moderate success. The following year, he also became a development driver for Roush Fenway Racing. Running in five races that year, he recorded four top fives and a best finish of second with his family-owned team. ![]() When Weatherman was 15, he made the move to the ARCA Racing Series. 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. At the same time, he participated in some IMCA dirt races. Īt age 12, Weatherman moved to the Legends Series, in which he raced until age 15. He spent four years racing Bandoleros, culminating in a national championship. Later on, Weatherman moved up to bandolero racing. 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. He has also competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series in the past. 02 Chevrolet Camaro for Our Motorsports and the No. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. Kyle Jay Weatherman (born August 28, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. Weatherman at Rockingham Speedway in 2013Ģ015 ARCA Racing Series Rookie of the YearĢ019 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race ( Bristol)Ģ013 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 ( Salem)Ģ015 ARCA 150 presented by Unique Pretzels ( Millville)
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