Episode 11 - Mach I, Inc.

Larry Gunselman began with a career in aviation which stirred an interest in fabrication and aerodynamics. He channeled this into his passion for cars, and got into racing on the west coast circuit. He soon took his efforts back east, balancing his duties as a Winston Cup crew member with starts in each of NASCAR’s three national touring series. This afforded him an opportunity to enter his own “field filler” in 2004, where he joined forces with an up-and-coming sponsor to resurrect a team from the 1980s. The result produced one of the most consistent yet overlooked of the “filler” teams – and a surprising legacy.

INTERVIEWS
Special thanks to Larry Gunselman

SPECIAL THANKS
Captain Ron (LLRT32 on YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/@LeftyLucyRightyTyty

PHOTOS
Bryan Hallman, BRH Racing Archives

MUSIC (ROYALTY-FREE)
"The Awakening" - Patrick Patrikios
"Get Tough" - TrackTribe
"Come On Out" - Dan Lebowitz

VIDEO CREDITS
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjZQnMo0uMCFi9d-xZhvzjZixS7vtX8sJ

FILMS
“Herbie: Fully Loaded,” 2005

ARTICLES
*Ashenfelter, Mark. (title unknown), NASCAR Scene, April 14, 2004.
*Laurence, Dave. “Underdog of the Week: Geoffrey Bodine,” RacingUnderdog.com, June 15, 2004; https://web.archive.org/web/20041217124434/http://www.racingunderdog.com/uotw/040615.htm
*Levanduski, Ron. “Todd Bodine looks to his Cup future,” Star-Gazette, August 15, 2004.
*Southers, Tim. “Where Are They Now? – Geoff Bodine.” March 21, 2017.

UNCREDITED ARTICLES
*“Mach 1 To Close,” Crash.net, January 5, 2006.

OTHER SOURCES
Jayski’s Silly Season Site

CHAPTERS
0:00 – Intro
2:06 – Winston West
10:12 – LJ Racing
12:47 – Mittler’s fast truck
17:40 – Busch Series
18:36 – Mach I reborn
22:07 – Assembling the crew
26:32 – Early exits
32:25 – The Roush effect
36:29 – The All-Star Race
39:40 – Out of gas
46:05 – America’s Most Wanted
49:23 – The cameo
51:35 – Shorter runs
55:47 – Moving forward
1:00:16 – Means-Jenkins
1:02:32 - Closing