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Kyle Weatherman is a modern journeyman driver who currently competes in the lower ranks of NASCAR.
An ARCA winner and Legend’s Car National Champion, he is on the cusp of getting his big break in one of the three nationally touring series. Most recently, he competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, where, in 2023, he drives the No. 02 Chevy for Our Motorsports and the No. 96 Camaro for FRS Racing, respectively.
But how much do you really know about Kyle Weatherman? Well, you’re in luck as we here at the Daily Downforce have got you covered. Let’s roll!
First, let’s get some fun facts out of the way. In a sit-down interview with up-and-coming NASCAR YouTube star, Judson O’Neil of Judson’s Racing Network (see the full interview in the video above), Kyle Weatherman discusses his “racing daddies.”
Let me explain. As a reader, I am a fan of horror author, Joe Hill. In 2019, Hill released a collection of stories titled Full Throttle, which opens up with an introduction called “Who’s Your Daddy?” Now, Joe Hill is the son of the famous author, Stephen King. Just look up one of his author photos. The resemblance is striking! But in the intro, Hill explains that he has many “daddies.” What he means by that is other writers who have influenced their own writing to the point to where its in the DNA of their stories.
For Joe Hill, the father of his stories are the likes of Ray Bradbury and Richard Matheson. And yeah, dear old dad, too. For me, my writing daddies are Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Thomas Ligotti.
With racing being as family-based as it is, it would only make sense for every driver out there to have “racing daddies,” too. The one who really initially got Kyle Weatherman into racing was his dad. His dad raced on-and-off, nothing serious in go carts and some Legend’s races. Nothing professional. But it was his dad’s fandom that got him into racing…and it just so happened that his father was friends with one of NASCAR Cup Series winner, David Regan’s cousins.
That was the first connection. As David Regan started to climb the ladder to forge his own path amongst the NASCAR elites, Chris Buescher took over the reigns for him in the lower divisions. And once Beuscher was ready to forge his own path, at Regan’s suggestion, the reigns got passed down to Kyle Weatherman.
Weatherman, 25, states that Chris Buescher and David Regan are the two largest influences for his racing career. See, they’re his racing “daddies.” They influence his style, the way he carries himself to the media, and, most importantly, his drive. He is also a former roommate of Buescher, a la, Dale Jr. and Martin Truex Jr.
Another fun fact about Kyle Weatherman is his unusual pre-race diet. For the first two days before he’s scheduled to climb into a NASCAR stockcar, he eats a heavy carb diet. Then on race day itself, he tries to eat clean. He’s also drinking tons of water to be as hydrated as he can be.
His favorite moments in his career are running legends cars with his father and brother, which jumpstarted their respective careers.
And, as seen in the tweet from Herman “Kenny” Wallace, his is also a proud customer of Filter Time. He’s always eager to support members of his racing community!
Kyle started his racing career at the age of 8 driving go-carts with his dad and brother, current part-time ARCA driver, Clayton Weatherman. It’s from there that he would move up into bandolero cars prior to graduating up into the National Legend’s Touring Series. At the age of 15, he won the National Legend’s Championship at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, becoming the youngest driver to do so at the time.
Kyle Weatherman has never made a run at a full-season and that includes in the ARCA Series. From 2013-2017, he could be seen making a handful of starts of seasons for many different teams. He made his ARCA debut at the age of 15, making 5 total starts in the 2013 season. He would end his string of starts with 4 top-5 finishes which landed him the chance of a lifetime driving a developmental car for Roulo Brothers Racing, an affiliate of Roush-Fenway Racing.
He would go on to winning ARCA Rookie of the Year in 2015, despite not running the full-schedule. But perhaps his biggest achievement would come driving in Cunningham Motorsports No. 22 car where he won his first race in a large touring series at New Jersey Motorsports Park. He would finish the season off with back-to-back pole positions.
Throughout the rest of his ARCA career, he would make a number of starts on the year with several different teams, including his family-owned Weatherman Motorsports in the No. 10 Ford.
Like in ARCA, Kyle Weatherman has made a slew of starts in NASCAR’s two top-touring series. He has raced for the likes of Mike Harmon Racing (driving the No. 74 car part-time from 2019-2021) and Jesse Iwuji Motorsports where he piloted their No. 34 Chevy in 18 races in the 2022 season. His best finish was 8th at New Hampshire.
In 2023, Kyle Weatherman is racing part-time for Our Motorsports in the No. 02 and FRS Racing. This year at Martinsville Speedway, he got the No. 96 for FRS in the race where they made their first ever start as a team.
When Kyle isn’t driving, he serves as a part-time crew member for his team. He also enjoys nothing more than time out on a lake. For all updates on Kyle’s racing schedule as well as his life beyond being behind the wheel, you can follow him on his Instagram page below.
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