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
Born	Gregory Michael Van Alst (1981-07-01) July 1, 1981 (age 43) Anderson, Indiana, U.S.
Achievements	2019 ARCA/CRA Super Series Champion 2014 CRA Late Model Sportsman Series Champion
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
5 races run over 2 years
Car no., team	No. 07/14 (SS-Green Light Racing)
2023 position	104th
Best finish	104th (2023)
First race	2023 Alsco Uniforms 250 (Atlanta)
Last race	2024 Food City 300 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
5 races run over 1 year
2023 position	55th
Best finish	55th (2023)
First race	2023 TSport 200 (IRP)
Last race	2023 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., team	No. 35 (Greg Van Alst Motorsports)
Best finish	5th (2022)
First race	2002 Bluegrass Quality Meats 200 (Kentucky)
Last race	2024 Reese's 150 (Kansas)
First win	2023 BRANDT 200 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 26 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
10 races run over 4 years
ARCA East no., team	No. 35 (Greg Van Alst Motorsports)
Best finish	13th (2022)
First race	2021 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Last race	2024 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., team	No. 35 (Greg Van Alst Motorsports)
Best finish	47th (2023)
First race	2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Last race	2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
Statistics current as of October 7, 2024.

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. Van Alst would return to race at Bristol and Kansas, ultimately finishing eleventh in the points standings.

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
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			-*	-*	[19]
		14	Ford																																MAR 26
			Chevy																																	PHO

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	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

(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

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

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	-*	-*	[32]

References

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.
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.

External links

• Official website
• Greg Van Alst driver statistics at Racing-Reference