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Greg Van Alst

Gregory Michael Van Alst (born July 1, 1981) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 35 Chevrolet SS/Ford Fusion for his own team, Greg Van Alst Motorsports.

Greg Van Alst
Van Alst (No. 35) at Daytona in 2021
BornGregory Michael Van Alst
(1981-07-01) July 1, 1981 (age 43)
Anderson, Indiana, U.S.
Achievements2019 ARCA/CRA Super Series Champion
2014 CRA Late Model Sportsman Series Champion
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
5 races run over 2 years
Car no., teamNo. 07/14 (SS-Green Light Racing)
2023 position104th
Best finish104th (2023)
First race2023 Alsco Uniforms 250 (Atlanta)
Last race2024 Food City 300 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
5 races run over 1 year
2023 position55th
Best finish55th (2023)
First race2023 TSport 200 (IRP)
Last race2023 Love's RV Stop 250 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
51 races run over 5 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 35 (Greg Van Alst Motorsports)
Best finish5th (2022)
First race2002 Bluegrass Quality Meats 200 (Kentucky)
Last race2024 Reese's 150 (Kansas)
First win2023 BRANDT 200 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 26 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
10 races run over 4 years
ARCA East no., teamNo. 35 (Greg Van Alst Motorsports)
Best finish13th (2022)
First race2021 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Last race2024 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 6 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
3 races run over 3 years
ARCA West no., teamNo. 35 (Greg Van Alst Motorsports)
Best finish47th (2023)
First race2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Last race2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of October 7, 2024.

Racing career

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ARCA Menards Series

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Van Alst made his ARCA Re/Max Series debut in 2002, running three races at Kentucky, Chicagoland, and Salem driving the No. 01 Chevrolet for Robert Locke. He managed his best finish at Chicagoland, coming home in 15th.

Van Alst would not return to the now ARCA Menards Series until 2021, where he would drive for his own team in the No. 35.[1] Van Alst ran eight races and collected three top ten finishes. He finished seventh at Kansas, second at Winchester, and sixth at Michigan. Van Alst would also make his ARCA Menards Series East debut that year at Bristol, finishing 15th.

In 2022, Van Alst would run full-time in the ARCA Series for the first time, finishing fifth in the final points standings and scoring eleven top-tens with a best finish of fifth at Charlotte Motor Speedway.[2] He would also make his ARCA Menards Series West debut that year in a combination race with the main ARCA Menards Series at Phoenix, finishing 36th due to a handling issue.

In 2023, Van Alst scored his first career win at Daytona after making a pass on Jason White on the final lap of the race.[3][4] He would then go on to finish tenth in two of the next three races. After finishing 22nd at Charlotte due to a crash with Connor Mosack,[5] Van Alst, who had initially elected to run full-time for that year,[6] decided to cut back his ARCA schedule and run select races for the remainder of the season due to financial limitations.[7][8]

In 2024, Van Alst stated his intentions to compete full-time.[9] Van Alst opened the season with a third-place finish at Daytona. On July 20 following the race at Michigan, Van Alst revealed he would once again revert to part-time status due to lack of sponsorship and manufacturer support.[10] He had competed full-time, and was third in the points standings. Van Alst would return to race at Bristol and Kansas, ultimately finishing eleventh in the points standings.

NASCAR Xfinity Series

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On April 22, 2023, Alpha Prime Racing announced Van Alst would make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut for the team at Atlanta Motor Speedway.[11] After a near spin in qualifying, Van Alst would crash early and finish 38th.[12] He ran the next race at New Hampshire, where he would finish 38th and last once again due to brake issues.[13]

On July 9, 2024, SS-Green Light Racing announced that Van Alst would run his first Xfinity Series race of the season at Indianapolis, where he finished 32nd due to an ignition issue.[14] He would make an additional start with the team at Darlington, where he finished 29th after starting last.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

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On August 6, 2023, Van Alst announced that he would make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in the race at IRP, driving the No. 20 truck for Young's Motorsports.[15] A few days later, on August 9, it was announced that Van Alst would be driving the No. 20 truck for the rest of the 2023 season.[16] At Talladega, Van Alst suffered a fractured vertebrae from a multi-truck accident.[17]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

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NASCAR Xfinity 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 NXSC Pts Ref
2023 Alpha Prime Racing 44 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL
38 		104th 01 [18]
45 NHA
38 		POC ROA MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO
2024 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND
32 		MCH DAY DAR
29 		ATL GLN BRI
29 		KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM 54th 33 [19]
14 Ford MAR
26
Chevy PHO
37

Craftsman Truck Series

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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 NCTC Pts Ref
2023 Young's Motorsports 20 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP
36 		MLW
34 		KAN
32 		BRI
34 		TAL
26 		HOM PHO 55th 23 [20]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards 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 AMSC Pts Ref
2002 Robert Locke 01 Chevy DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN POC MCH TOL
Wth 		SBO KEN
32 		BLN POC NSH ISF WIN
DNQ 		DSF CHI
15 		SLM
30 		TAL CLT 91st 305 [21]
2021 Greg Van Alst Motorsports 35 Chevy DAY
29 		PHO TAL
26 		KAN
7 		TOL CLT
14 		MOH POC
25 		ELK BLN IOW 16th 242 [22]
Ford WIN
2 		GLN MCH
6 		ISF MLW DSF BRI
15 		SLM KAN
14
2022 Chevy DAY
22 		TAL
11 		5th 841 [23]
Ford PHO
36 		KAN
7 		CLT
5 		IOW
8 		BLN
8 		ELK
8 		MOH
12 		POC
15 		IRP
10 		MCH
9 		GLN
13 		ISF
13 		MLW
9 		DSF
6 		KAN
17 		BRI
14 		SLM
7 		TOL
9
2023 Chevy DAY
1 		TAL
32 		17th 275 [24]
Ford PHO
10 		KAN
10 		CLT
22 		BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP
7 		GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI
5 		SLM TOL
2024 Chevy DAY
3 		TAL
11 		11th 582 [25]
Ford PHO
13 		DOV
8 		KAN
12 		CLT
11 		IOW
23 		MOH
10 		BLN
7 		IRP
8 		SLM
17 		ELK
9 		MCH
6 		ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI
21 		KAN
20 		TOL

ARCA Menards Series East

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ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AMSEC Pts Ref
2021 Greg Van Alst Motorsports 35 Ford NSM FIF NSV DOV SNM IOW MLW BRI
15 		47th 29 [26]
2022 NSM FIF DOV NSV IOW
8 		MLW
9 		BRI
14 		13th 101 [27]
2023 FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW IRP
7 		MLW BRI
5 		23rd 76 [28]
2024 FIF DOV
8 		NSV FRS IOW
23 		IRP
8 		MLW BRI
21 		20th 116 [29]

ARCA Menards Series West

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ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 AMSWC Pts Ref
2022 Greg Van Alst Motorsports 35 Ford PHO
36 		IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO 70th 8 [30]
2023 PHO
10 		IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 47th 34 [31]
2024 PHO
13 		KER PIR SON IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER PHO 56th 31 [32]

References

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  1. ^ "Greg Van Alst returns to ARCA Menards Series in 2021 with limited schedule". Speedway Media. December 23, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Kristl, Mark (February 15, 2022). "Greg Van Alst Chasing ARCA Wins, Intends Full-Time Campaign". Frontstretch. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  3. ^ White, Brandon (February 18, 2023). "Greg Van Alst scores one for the underdogs with Daytona 200 triumph". ARCA Menards Series. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Utter, Jim (February 18, 2023). "Greg Van Alst uses late pass to take shock Daytona ARCA win". Motorsport. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Kristl, Mark (February 18, 2023). "Greg Van Alst Evaluating His ARCA Season Beyond Berlin". Frontstretch. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  6. ^ Kristl, Mark (September 22, 2022). "Greg Van Alst Returning to ARCA Full Time in 2023". Frontstretch. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "Greg Van Alst Motorsports to Scale Back ARCA Menards Series Operations". Speedway Digest. June 14, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  8. ^ "Van Alst Takes A Step Back From ARCA". SPEED SPORT. June 14, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "Daytona ARCA winner Greg Van Alst "nervous" in return to track". motorsport. January 12, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Greg Van Alst Finishes 6th After Dropping to Part-Time Status". frontstretch. August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  11. ^ Srigley, Joseph (April 22, 2023). "Greg Van Alst Making Xfinity Series Debut at Atlanta with Alpha Prime Racing". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  12. ^ Beard, Brock (July 8, 2023). "XFINITY: Greg Van Alst's NASCAR debut ends with disappointing crash in Atlanta". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  13. ^ Beard, Brock (July 15, 2023). "XFINITY: Alpha Prime Racing fights adversity, but Van Alst becomes first XFINITY driver to finish last in his first two series starts". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  14. ^ "Greg Van Alst competing for SS-Green Light Racing at Indianapolis". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. 9 July 2024.
  15. ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Greg Van Alst. August 6, 2023. I'm so excited for this opportunity starting at IRP this Friday night with @youngsmtrsports and CB Fabricating! Thanks to everyone who has made this happen! Still time to add additional partners.
  16. ^ "Greg Van Alst to pilot Young's Motorsports Chevrolet for remainder of Truck Series season". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  17. ^ "Stewart Friesen transported to hospital after wreck at Talladega: AND Greg Van Alst also transported: UPDATES". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  18. ^ "Greg Van Alst – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  19. ^ "Greg Van Alst – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  20. ^ "Greg Van Alst – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  21. ^ "Greg Van Alst – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  22. ^ "Greg Van Alst – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  23. ^ "Greg Van Alst – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  24. ^ "Greg Van Alst – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  25. ^ "Greg Van Alst – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  26. ^ "Greg Van Alst – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  27. ^ "Greg Van Alst – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  28. ^ "Greg Van Alst – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  29. ^ "Greg Van Alst – 2024 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  30. ^ "Greg Van Alst – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  31. ^ "Greg Van Alst – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  32. ^ "Greg Van Alst – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
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