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
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]
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 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
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.
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