Max Q Motorsports

Max Q Motorsports
Owner(s)	Larry Gunselman
Series	Sprint Cup Series
Race drivers	Todd Bodine, Larry Gunselman, Geoff Bodine, Tony Raines, Mike Wallace, Derrike Cope, Chad McCumbee, Landon Cassill, Josh Wise, Jeff Green, Robert Richardson Jr., Mike Bliss, Chris Cook, Tomy Drissi, Scott Speed, Erik Darnell, Mike Skinner, Timmy Hill, J. J. Yeley, Dave Blaney, Bobby Labonte
Sponsors	Bradley University ; Sta-Bil ; Morningstar Marinas
Manufacturer	Chevrolet ; Toyota ; Ford
Opened	2009
Closed	2013
Career
Debut	2009 Shelby 427 (Las Vegas)
Latest race	2013 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Races competed	53
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	0
Pole positions	0

Last updated November 12, 2023

Max Q Motorsports (formerly Gunselman Motorsports) was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team owned by former driver Larry Gunselman. It fielded cars between 2009 and 2013.

Sprint Cup Series

Car No. 37 history

After the Daytona 500 in 2011, Max Q Motorsports struck a deal with Front Row Motorsports to acquire the No. 37 car. The No. 37 became the primary team for Max Q, with Tony Raines driving. Max Q inherited the owners points from 2010, guaranteeing a spot through the 5th race of 2011, as well as crew chief Greg Connor, the pit crew, and some equipment. The cars are former FRM cars, sourced from the Max Q Motorsports shop and the team has their own personnel. Tony Raines scored top 25 finishes at Phoenix and at Martinsville. The team picked up sponsorship from BlackCat Fireworks for several races during the summer months. The team has started and parked since the 10th race of the season at Darlington after falling out of the top-35 and missing races. Chris Cook drove the No. 37 after a deal with Tomy Drissi and Rick Ware Racing fell through when Drissi was not approved to race at Sonoma. Scott Speed drove the No. 37 at Indy, Pocono, and Watkins Glen, Speed would go on to join Whitney Motorsports full-time following Watkins Glen. Josh Wise made his Sprint Cup debut in the car at Chicago, and has continued to drive for the team following that race. Veteran NASCAR driver Mike Skinner ran the car at Martinsville on October 30, 2011.

For 2012, the No. 37 team planned to return full-time in an alliance with Rick Ware Racing. Mike Wallace unsuccessfully attempted the Daytona 500. 2011 Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year Timmy Hill took over in March. The team had full sponsorship from Poynt, a free mobile app available from the App Store.

Max Q Motorsports scaled back their schedule in April after the team failed to make five of the first six races, including a disqualification at Martinsville after failing post-qualifying inspection, and a deal for Rick Ware to purchase the team fell through. Their only start was at Las Vegas, where Hill finished 42nd after a crash. Midway through the season they entered into a technical agreement with Tommy Baldwin Racing, signing J. J. Yeley to drive the No. 37.^[1] Max Q Motorsports started and parked most of the remainder of the season, but went the distance at Homestead with a 35th-place finish.

After 2012, Yeley departed for Tommy Baldwin Racing for the 2013 season. Yeley had start-and-parked for most of 2012 and was quick to take a ride in which he could race full races.^{[ citation needed ]} With the loss of its fifth primary driver since the team formed in 2009, Max Q effectively shut down before the 2013 season.

The No. 37 did make a single appearance at Sonoma, being fielded in an alliance with Baldwin to allow Yeley to race while his regular car, the No. 36, was fielded by Victor Gonzalez, Jr. However, because the team was a late entry, they did not receive driver or owner points. Yeley finished 42nd.

In 2014, TBR acquired the No. 37 outright, with Bobby Labonte driving the car at Indianapolis. This officially marked the end of Max Q's participation in NASCAR, because although the 2013 entry had used Max Q's paint style, the 2014 entry used TBR's with Baldwin sponsor Accell Construction on board.

Car No. 37 results

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year	Driver	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	Owners	Pts
2011	Tony Raines	37	Ford	DAY	PHO 25	LVS 35	BRI 28	CAL 36	MAR 25	TEX 34	TAL DNQ	RCH 33	DAR 36	DOV 35	CLT DNQ	KAN DNQ	POC 36	MCH DNQ		DAY DNQ	KEN 38	NHA DNQ				MCH 38		ATL DNQ												39th	186
	Chris Cook																		SON 27
	Scott Speed																						IND 39	POC 40	GLN 39
	Jeff Green																										BRI DNQ
	Erik Darnell																												RCH DNQ
	Josh Wise																													CHI 42	NHA 39	DOV 37	KAN DNQ	CLT DNQ	TAL DNQ
	Mike Skinner																																			MAR 43	TEX 41	PHO 42	HOM DNQ

2012	Mike Wallace			DAY DNQ																																				47th	30
	Timmy Hill				PHO DNQ	LVS 42	BRI DNQ	CAL DNQ
	Tony Raines							MAR DNQ	TEX	KAN	RCH	TAL	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	KEN	DAY	NHA	IND
	J. J. Yeley		Chevy																					POC 40	GLN	MCH DNQ	BRI DNQ	ATL 40	RCH DNQ	CHI DNQ	NHA 41			CLT 42	KAN 42	MAR DNQ	TEX 42	PHO DNQ	HOM 35
	Dave Blaney																															DOV 41	TAL
2013	J. J. Yeley	DAY		PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	MAR	TEX	KAN	RCH	TAL	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON 42	KEN	DAY	NHA	IND	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	NHA	DOV	KAN	CLT	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	50th	0

Car No. 64 history

The team first attempted to field the No. 64 Toyota at the 2009 Daytona 500 for Geoff Bodine. Although he missed the race, Geoff's brother Todd Bodine made the race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the team's first start. The team finished 37th, 58 laps down. Todd would run two other races, garnering a 42nd and 43rd before leaving the team before the first Pocono race. Gunselman then signed Mike Wallace to run a limited schedule the rest of the year. In the remainder of the season, Wallace made two races for the team. His finishes were 43rd and 39th. At Martinsville Speedway, Derrike Cope took over Gunselman's car for one race. The team qualified 43rd and finished 42nd. In 2009, the team made six races in eighteen attempts and did not finish a single one (two engine failures, two brake issues, one crash, and one instance of being parked).

The team's first race of 2010 was at Richmond in a Toyota with Tony Raines driving. Chad McCumbee, Landon Cassill, Jeff Green and Todd Bodine also competed for the team. Gunselman Motorsports ran in 2010 as a Start and Park team, with support from Germain Racing.

For 2011, Todd Bodine was intended to run with Gunselman for the Daytona 500. However, Germain Racing fielded their own No. 60 Toyota for Bodine. Former Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope drove the No. 64 Toyota in the Bud Shootout, but failed to qualify the Daytona 500 with sponsorship from Sta-Bil Ethanol Treatment. Max Q would go on to end its affiliation with Germain Racing and Toyota following Daytona. After Daytona, the No. 64 became Max Q’s secondary team, with the new No. 37 becoming the primary. The team only chose to field the No. 64 one additional time, which was at the Sprint Showdown. Cope again drove the car, but was involved in a crash with Landon Cassill.

Car No. 64 results

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year	Driver	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	Owners	Pts
2009	Geoff Bodine	64	Toyota	DAY DNQ			ATL DNQ																																	47th	487
	Todd Bodine				CAL DNQ	LVS 37		BRI 42	MAR 43	TEX DNQ	PHO DNQ	TAL	RCH DNQ	DAR	CLT DNQ	DOV
	Mike Wallace																POC DNQ	MCH	SON	NHA Wth	DAY DNQ	CHI DNQ	IND	POC 43	GLN	MCH	BRI DNQ	ATL	RCH	NHA 39	DOV	KAN	CAL DNQ	CLT
	Derrike Cope																																		MAR 42	TAL	TEX	PHO	HOM
2010	Tony Raines			DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	PHO	TEX	TAL	RCH 42																											46th	873
	Todd Bodine													DAR 39	DOV DNQ	CLT 40		MCH 42	SON	NHA 40	DAY DNQ	CHI DNQ	IND 37	POC 37	GLN	MCH	BRI 41	ATL DNQ	RCH DNQ
	Chad McCumbee																POC 42
	Landon Cassill																													NHA 42		KAN 43	CAL 40		MAR 42	TAL DNQ		PHO 40	HOM 40
	Josh Wise																														DOV DNQ
	Jeff Green																																	CLT 41			TEX DNQ
2011	Derrike Cope			DAY DNQ	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	MAR	TEX	TAL	RCH	DAR	DOV	CLT	KAN	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	NHA	DOV	KAN	CLT	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	61st	0

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References

↑ "Baldwin, Gunselman Form Alliance". National Speed Sport News . July 20, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-20.

External links

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Max Q Motorsports owner statistics at Racing-Reference

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[1] "Baldwin, Gunselman Form Alliance". National Speed Sport News . July 20, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-20.

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