We were not really thinking about getting into it at that point – we just wanted to look at some things. As Kyle explains it, “We all went to a go-kart shop when I was eight-years-old and my brother was six-years-old.
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His dad, Daryn Weatherman, is close friends with Brian Maine, who is related to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver David Ragan. His love of racing was at first an extension of his father’s passion for the sport. In fact, Kyle’s introduction to competitive racing began with a trip to a go-kart shop that didn’t go as planned. And his start in this sport wasn’t thoroughly planned out either. Years of competing came before Kyle grew into the polished and level-headed driver he is today. Humble BeginningsĪs with every overnight success, it didn’t really happen overnight. Consistently running out front on the track, people wonder how such a young driver made his way to this arena with all of the experience needed to make him so successful. Weatherman didn’t finish his race.ĬORRECTION: This story has been updated to correct the name of the race and to remove a reference to Denny Hamlin, who participated in a different event.Phenomenally talented driver Kyle Weatherman is taking the racing world by storm. Wallace competed at Homestead over the weekend, too, and finished 13th in the Cup Series. The Confederate flag continues to be a divisive symbol, though to many it represents the racism of the slave-dependent South before the Civil War. At least one driver quit the sport over the decision, and some Southern fans decried it as a violation of their heritage. NASCAR said flying the flag at races “runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our industry.” That same week, the sport banned the Confederate flag from events. Just last week, Bubba Wallace, the sport’s only black driver, debuted a Black Lives Matter car, with an image of two fists – one black and one white – gripping each other on the hood and the words “compassion, love, understanding” wrapped around the bumper. June is turning out to be quite eventful for NASCAR. NASCAR bans the Confederate flag and a driver supports Black Lives Matter Several military nonprofits sponsor the team, Mike Harmon Racing said in a statement to CNN.
The team has previously painted cars to honor active military and veterans, law enforcement officers and first responders. “We at MHR want to send the message (that the deaths of police officers killed in the line of duty) wasn’t in vain and that they’re not forgotten and very much appreciated.”
“As far as this week’s paint theme, there’s thousands upon thousands of police officers in this country that serve us very well and they do not deserve to be disrespected and not be appreciated,” Harmon said in a statement to CNN. Mike Harmon, who runs Mike Harmon Racing, Weatherman’s team, said since the paint scheme went public, the team has received hundreds of emails from the families of officers killed in the line of duty who appreciate the recognition. “My uncle is a firefighter and he would do anything to help save lives.” “A lot going on in the world right now and I wanted to express that most first responders are good people,” Weatherman tweeted ahead of the race. The “thin blue line” of law enforcement separates the two, according to Thin Blue Line USA, which makes pro-police clothing and gifts that support police nonprofits. The space above the blue line represents societal order, and the space below the line is meant to be crime and chaos. The blue line is meant to symbolize law enforcement. The Thin Blue Line flag resembles an American flag but in black and white, with one blue stripe in the middle. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) Chris Graythen/Getty Images North America/Getty Imagesįor black NASCAR fans, the Confederate flag ban is welcome but long overdue HAMPTON, GEORGIA - JUNE 07: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #43 McDonald's Chevrolet, wears a "I Can't Breath - Black Lives Matter" T-shirt under his fire suit in solidarity with protesters around the world taking to the streets after the death of George Floyd on May 25 while in the custody of Minneapolis, Minnesota police, stands during the national anthem prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Jin Hampton, Georgia.
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