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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
7 races run over 2 years
Car no., teamNo. 35 (Joey Gase Motorsports)
2023 position104th
Best finish104th (2023)
First race2023 Alsco Uniforms 250 (Atlanta)
Last race2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
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
53 races run over 5 years
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
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., team\
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 November 8, 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 NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 35 for Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen.

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. He ran three more races for the team at Bristol, Martinsville, and Phoenix, earning his best finish of 26th in that latter.

On December 16, 2024, it was announced that Van Alst will run the majority of the 2025 season with Joey Gase Motorsports, driving the No. 35 car.[15]

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.[16] 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.[17] At Talladega, Van Alst suffered a fractured vertebrae from a multi-truck accident.[18]

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 [19]
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 [20]
14 Ford MAR
26
Chevy PHO
37
2025 Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen 35 TBA DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI CAR TAL TEX CLT NSH MXC POC ATL CSC SON DOV IND IOW GLN DAY PIR GTW BRI KAN ROV LVS TAL MAR PHO -* -*

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 [21]

* 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 [22]
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 [23]
Ford WIN
2
GLN MCH
6
ISF MLW DSF BRI
15
SLM KAN
14
2022 Chevy DAY
22
TAL
11
5th 841 [24]
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 [25]
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 [26]
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 [27]
2022 NSM FIF DOV NSV IOW
8
MLW
9
BRI
14
13th 101 [28]
2023 FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW IRP
7
MLW BRI
5
23rd 76 [29]
2024 FIF DOV
8
NSV FRS IOW
23
IRP
8
MLW BRI
21
20th 116 [30]

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 [31]
2023 PHO
10
IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 47th 34 [32]
2024 PHO
13
KER PIR SON IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER PHO 56th 31 [33]

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.
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  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.
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  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. ^ "Greg Van Alst competing in majority of 2025 Xfinity races for Joey Gase Motorsports". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  16. ^ "(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.
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  18. ^ "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.
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