Larry Gunselman

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Larry Gunselman
Born (1960-12-01) December 1, 1960 (age 61)
Bremerton, Washington
Awards1996 Winston West Series Most Popular Driver
NASCAR Cup Series career
7 races run over 3 years
Best finish59th (2004)
First race1996 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 (Sonoma)
Last race2004 Banquet 400 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
70 races run over 4 years
Best finish21st (2003)
First race2002 Aaron's 312 (Talladega)
Last race2008 Hefty Odor Block 200 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
28 races run over 4 years
Best finish23rd (2001)
First race2000 Sears Craftsman 175 (Chicago)
Last race2008 Camping World RV Sales 200 (Milwaukee)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of May 21, 2012.

Larry Gunselman (born December 1, 1960)[1] is an American former stock car racing driver and team owner. He was the owner of Max Q Motorsports, which fielded the No. 37 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series from 2009–12.

Career[]

Gunselman began racing in various West Coast series before moving to the Winston West Series, where he won the Most Popular Driver award in 1996. That same year, he made his NASCAR debut in the Winston Cup Series at Sonoma. He qualified 43rd and finished 36th in the No. 35 / Ford Thunderbird. He would qualify the next year, picking up sponsorship from Caterpillar, Inc. after David Green's entry failed to qualify. Gunselman attempted two races in Cup in 1998 in the No. 37 and No. 58 cars, but failed to qualify for both of them. Gunselman also was invited to compete in Japans Suzuka Thunder 100 in both 1996 and 1997.

He would return to competition in 2000 driving for Brevak Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series. He crashed out of his debut at Cicero, and had two twenty-sixth-place finishes in the next two races. In 2001, he joined MB Motorsports and picked up sponsorship from . He drove seventeen races that season with a best finish of 16th at Kansas Speedway, as well as including an additional start at Texas Motor Speedway for Troxell Racing. He started out 2002 with MB, but was released after three starts due to sponsor conflicts between Waterloo Tool Storage and Sears Craftsman brand as Waterloo builds the Craftsman tool box brand. This opened the opportunity for Carl Edwards to join the Mittler Brothers team. Gunselman then took his sponsorship to DF2 Motorsports. After making a few Busch Series starts for , Gunselman hooked up with and ran fourteen races with the team, his best finish a 16th at Talladega Superspeedway. He would move to the following season, and qualified for every race. He had an eighteenth-place finish at Talladega and finished 21st in points at season's end.

Gunselman began 2004 by running the first two races of the season for MacDonald Motorsports, Gunselman and Chris Edwards formed Mach 1 Motorsports and started competition in the 3rd Cup race of the year at Las Vegas. Mach 1 went on to attempt all the remaining Cup races that year. Gunselman remained out of the drivers seat until the middle of the year, when he ran five races for Mach 1 Racing in the Lucas Oil Ford Taurus, where he failed to finish higher than 33rd. Gunselman sold his interest in Mach 1 to Edwards at the end of 2004. He attempted to qualify for the 2005 and 2006 Daytona 500 for Ware Racing Enterprises, but did not make either race. After spending 2007 out of the sport, he returned to the Nationwide Series in 2008 when he was hired as the driver of the No. 91 Chevy for MSRP Motorsports, but was released after ten races. Shortly afterwards, he was hired by Derrike Cope to drive his No. 74 Dodge Ram in the Truck Series, and later by Johnny Davis to drive the No. 0 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the Nationwide Series.

Following the 2008 season, he formed Gunselman Motorsports, which fielded the start-and-park No. 64 Toyota Camry in the Sprint Cup Series for parts of three seasons. After the 2011 Daytona 500, Gunselman partnered with Front Row Motorsports to purchase the No. 37 and No. 64 teams he owned. Under Gunselman the 37 team attempted every event in 2004 with 39th place finish in the owners standings. In 2012, Gunselman fielded the No. 37 with the intent of Timmy Hill going for Rookie of the Year honors, but parked the team after one crash and five DNQs. Max Q reformed the No. 37 in July 2012 fielding Chevrolets for J.J. Yeley through a technical alliance with Tommy Baldwin Racing.

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.)

Nextel Cup Series[]

NASCAR Nextel 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 NNCC Pts Ref
1996 35 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON
36 		CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
DNQ 		ATL 62nd 55 [2]
1997 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR SON
38 		TAL CLT DOV POC MCH CAL DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO ATL 67th 49 [3]
1998 Gunselman Racing 37 Ford DAY CAR LVS
DNQ 		ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL CLT DOV RCH MCH POC SON NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI NHA DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT TAL DAY PHO CAR ATL NA - [4]
2000 LJ Racing 91 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT
DNQ 		TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL NA - [5]
2004 Mach 1 Motorsports 98 Ford DAY CAR LVS
DNQ 		ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV
DNQ 		POC MCH GLN
43 		MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL
33 		KAN
42 		CLT MAR ATL PHO DAR HOM 59th 248 [6]
Dodge SON
37
96 Ford DAY
34 		CHI NHA POC IND
2005 Rick Ware Racing 52 Ford DAY
DNQ 		CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM NA - [7]
2006 Dodge DAY
DNQ 		CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM NA - [8]
Daytona 500[]
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
2005 Rick Ware Racing Ford DNQ
2006 Dodge DNQ

Nationwide Series[]

NASCAR Nationwide 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 NNSC Pts Ref
2002 84 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL
16 		CAL RCH NHA CLT
DNQ 		DOV NSH DAY
23 		41st 1094 [9]
8 NZH
41
94 Chevy KEN
33 		MLW CHI
37 		GTY
25 		PPR
31 		IRP
26 		MCH
28 		BRI
35 		DAR
35 		RCH DOV
34 		KAN
36 		CLT
DNQ 		MEM
33 		ATL
31 		CAR
43 		PHO
42 		HOM
DNQ
2003 16 Chevy DAY
35 		CAR
33 		LVS
28 		DAR
37 		BRI
28 		TEX
39 		NSH
34 		RCH
26 		GTY
22 		NZH
23 		NSH
32 		KEN
23 		MLW
34 		DAY
32 		CHI
38 		NHA
20 		PPR
30 		IRP
32 		MCH
38 		DAR
26 		RCH
23 		DOV
32 		KAN
23 		CLT
33 		MEM
22 		ATL
39 		PHO
32 		CAR
42 		HOM
40 		21st 2371 [10]
Pontiac TAL
18 		CAL
30 		CLT
42 		DOV
32 		BRI
39
2004 MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy DAY
22 		CAR
31 		LVS
DNQ 		DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM 99th 167 [11]
2008 MSRP Motorsports 91 Ford DAY
DNQ 		TAL
43 		RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH 55th 737 [12]
Chevy CAL
42 		LVS
38 		ATL
39 		BRI
39 		NSH
42 		TEX
41 		PHO
39 		MXC
41
CFK Motorsports 73 Dodge KEN
41 		MLW NHA DAY
JD Motorsports 0 Chevy CHI
43 		GTY
42 		IRP
42 		CGV GLN
DNQ 		MCH
DNQ 		BRI
38 		CAL
36 		RCH
DNQ 		DOV
36 		KAN
DNQ 		CLT
DNQ 		MEM
DNQ 		TEX
01 PHO
36 		HOM

Craftsman Truck Series[]

NASCAR Craftsman 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 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
2000 Brevak Racing 31 Ford DAY HOM PHO MMR MAR GTY MEM TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA MCH IRP NSV CIC
32 		RCH
26 		DOV
DNQ 		TEX
26 		CAL 61st 286 [13]
2001 MB Motorsports 63 Ford DAY
18 		HOM
36 		MMR
26 		MAR
17 		GTY
23 		MLW
19 		KAN
16 		KEN
22 		NHA
31 		IRP
31 		NSH CIC
24 		TEX
35 		LVS
33 		PHO CAL
29 		23rd 1461 [14]
Chevy DAR
36
32 		DOV
33 		RCH SBO
Troxell Racing 93 Dodge TEX
30 		MEM
2002 MB Motorsports 63 Ford DAY
31 		DAR
32 		MAR GTY
30 		54th 298 [15]
Troxell Racing 93 Chevy DOV
25 		TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA MCH IRP NSH RCH TEX SBO LVS CAL PHO HOM
2008 Derrike Cope Inc. 74 Dodge DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV
34 		TEX
35 		MCH 109th 61 [16]
73 MLW
34 		MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM

Winston West Series[]

NASCAR Winston West Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NWWSC Pts Ref
Gunselman Racing 07 Pontiac MMR SON SGS POR EVG
11 		MMR PHO 40th 130 [17]
60 EVG
6 		MMR
19 		SON SGS POR EVG
36 		SSS MMR PHO 27th 311 [18]
MMR SGS SON POR
9 		EVG
18 		SSS CAJ TWS MMR PHO 25th 247 [19]
TWS MMR SGS SON TUS EVG
17 		POR
7
9 		SSS
5 		CAJ
13 		MMR PHO 18th 675 [20]
MMR
19 		TUS
20 		SON SGS
8 		MMR POR
16 		IND CAJ
11 		LVS
7 		MMR
3 		PHO TUS
15 		12th 1025 [21]
TUS MMR SON CNS MMR POR SGS TUS AMP POR
21 		LVS
12 		SON MMR PHO 37th 227 [22]
37 Ford TUS
16 		AMP
7 		MMR
1
3 		POR
2 		TUS
13 		EVG
3 		CNS
3
6 		MMR
4 		SON
14 		MMR
5 		PHO
DNQ 		LVS
4 		3rd 2070 [23]
35 SON
36
37 TUS
5 		AMP
11 		TUS
6 		MMR
6 		LVS
18 		CAL
19 		EVG
6 		POR
4 		PPR
20 		AMP
2 		SON
21 		MMR
2* 		LVS
24 		4th 1833 [24]
35 SON
38
37 TUS
19 		LVS
28 		PHO CAL
13 		HPT MMR AMP POR CAL PPR EVG SON MMR LVS 42nd 309 [25]

References[]

  1. ^ Larry Gunselman Career Statistics
  2. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  5. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  6. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  7. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  9. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  10. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  11. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  12. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  13. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  14. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  15. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  16. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  17. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 1990 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  18. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 1991 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  19. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 1992 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  20. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 1993 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  21. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 1994 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  22. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 1995 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  23. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 1996 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  24. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  25. ^ "Larry Gunselman – 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

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