Greg Van Alst

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Greg Van Alst
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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
4 races run over 2 years
Car no., teamNo. 07 (SS-Green Light Racing)
2023 position104th
Best finish104th (2023)
First race 2023 Alsco Uniforms 250 (Atlanta)
Last race 2024 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 (Darlington)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
5 races run over 1 year
2023 position55th
Best finish55th (2023)
First race 2023 TSport 200 (IRP)
Last race 2023 Love's RV Stop 250 (Talladega)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
ARCA Menards Series career
51 races run over 5 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 35 (Greg Van Alst Motorsports)
Best finish5th (2022)
First race 2002 Bluegrass Quality Meats 200 (Kentucky)
Last race 2024 Henry Ford Health 200 (Michigan)
First win 2023 BRANDT 200 (Daytona)
WinsTop tens Poles
1260
ARCA Menards Series East career
9 races run over 4 years
ARCA East no., teamNo. 35 (Greg Van Alst Motorsports)
Best finish13th (2022)
First race 2021 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Last race 2024 General Tire 150 (Dover)
WinsTop tens Poles
060
ARCA Menards Series West career
3 races run over 3 years
ARCA West no., teamNo. 35 (Greg Van Alst Motorsports)
Best finish47th (2023)
First race 2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Last race 2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
Statistics current as of September 5, 2024.

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.

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Racing career

ARCA Menards Series

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 with one top-five and seven top-tens.

NASCAR Xfinity Series

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

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

NASCAR

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

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2023 Alpha Prime Racing 44 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL
38		104th01 [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
KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -*-* [19]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCTCPtsRef
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 55th23 [20]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

(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
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122AMSCPtsRef
2002 Robert Locke01 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 91st305 [21]
2021 Greg Van Alst Motorsports 35 Chevy DAY
29		 PHO TAL
26		 KAN
7		 TOL CLT
14		 MOH POC
25		 ELK BLN IOW 16th242 [22]
Ford WIN
2		 GLN MCH
6		 ISF MLW DSF BRI
15		 SLM KAN
14
2022 Chevy DAY
22		 TAL
11		5th841 [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		17th275 [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		-*-* [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
KAN TOL

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678AMSECPtsRef
2021 Greg Van Alst Motorsports 35 Ford NSM FIF NSV DOV SNM IOW MLW BRI
15		47th29 [26]
2022 NSM FIF DOV NSV IOW
8		 MLW
9		 BRI
14		13th101 [27]
2023 FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW IRP
7		 MLW BRI
5		23rd76 [28]
2024 FIF DOV
8		 NSV FRS IOW
23		 IRP
8		 MLW BRI
-*-* [29]

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112AMSWCPtsRef
2022 Greg Van Alst Motorsports 35 Ford PHO
36		 IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO 70th8 [30]
2023 PHO
10		 IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 47th34 [31]
2024 PHO
13		 KER PIR SON IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER PHO -*-* [32]

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