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Kyle Weatherman
Born (1997-08-28) August 28, 1997 (age 27)
Wentzville, Missouri
Awards2015 ARCA Racing Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Car no., teamNo. 52 (Rick Ware Racing)
2017 position45th
Best finish45th (2017)
First race2017 First Data 500 (Martinsville)
Last race2017 Can-Am 500 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish68th (2015)
First race2015 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 12, 2017.

Kyle Weatherman (born August 28, 1997) is an American stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 51 Chevrolet SS for Rick Ware Racing, and part-time in the ARCA Racing Series, driving the No. 78 for Mason Mitchell Motorsports.

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] Early on in his career, Kyle assumed full care for his racing machines. Later on, Kyle moved up to bandolero racing. He spent four years racing Bandoleros, culminating in a national championship.[2]

At age 12, Kyle moved to the Legends Series, in which he raced until age 15. At the same time, Weatherman 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 Kyle 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 driver development program.[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 accoloades 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 race 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 10 finishes.[13] Prior to the 2017 seson, 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 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]

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]

Personal life

Kyle 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.[19] 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.[20]

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

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
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

References

  1. ^ a b "Kyle Weatherman". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  2. ^ "Daryn Weatherman Helps his Sons Race the Big Money "100" Legend Car and Bandolero Race". The Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  3. ^ "Weatherman wins at The Bullring on Federal Tires". www.uslegendcars.com. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  4. ^ "Driver Kyle Weatherman 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  5. ^ http://www.cunninghammotorsports.net/index.php?win=news&id=458
  6. ^ "Driver Kyle Weatherman 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  7. ^ a b "Time to load up for Daytona...final thoughts from Kyle Weatherman". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  8. ^ "Cunningham Motorsports 22 team secures ARCA's 2015 Bill France Four Crown championship". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  9. ^ "Driver Kyle Weatherman 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  10. ^ "Weatherman in Mason Mitchell's 98 car at Madison". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  11. ^ "Special Awards post Madison". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  12. ^ "Kyle Weatherman released from hospital after ARCA pileup | FOX Sports". FOX Sports. 2016-10-15. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  13. ^ "2016 Driver Point Standings". ARCA Racing Series. October 17, 2016. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  14. ^ "Mason Mitchell Motorsports Adds Kyle Weatherman to 2017 Lineup". ARCA Racing Press Releases. 2017-01-11. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  15. ^ "Weatherman rocks the Special Award board at Nashville; onto Salem". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  16. ^ "Driver Kyle Weatherman 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  17. ^ "NCWTS: Kyle Weatherman / Lira Motorsports Post-Race Report: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Ford EcoBoost 200". www.onpitroad.com. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  18. ^ "Weatherman slated to make career-first NASCAR Cup attempt at Martinsville". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  19. ^ "Buescher, Weatherman go way back...both in headlines for Homestead". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  20. ^ "Clayton Weatherman". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
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