Greg Van Alst Explained

Greg Van Alst
Birth Name:Gregory Michael Van Alst
Birth Date:1 July 1981
Birth Place:Anderson, Indiana, U.S.
Achievements:2019 ARCA/CRA Super Series Champion
2014 CRA Late Model Sportsman Series Champion
Total Busch Races:3
Years In Busch:2
Busch Car Team:No. 07 (SS-Green Light Racing)
Prev Busch Pos:104th
Prev Busch Year:2023
Best Busch Pos:104th (2023)
First Busch Race:2023 Alsco Uniforms 250 (Atlanta)
Last Busch Race:2024 Pennzoil 250 (Indianapolis)
Busch Wins:0
Busch Top Tens:0
Busch Poles:0
Total Truck Races:5
Years In Truck:1
Prev Truck Pos:55th
Prev Truck Year:2023
Best Truck Pos:55th (2023)
First Truck Race:2023 TSport 200 (IRP)
Last Truck Race:2023 Love's RV Stop 250 (Talladega)
Truck Wins:0
Truck Top Tens:0
Truck Poles:0
Total Arca Races:48
Years In Arca:5
Arca Car Team:No. 35 (Greg Van Alst Motorsports)
Best Arca Pos:5th (2022)
First Arca Race:2002 Bluegrass Quality Meats 200 (Kentucky)
Last Arca Race:2024 General Tire 150 (Charlotte)
First Arca Win:2023 BRANDT 200 (Daytona)
Arca Wins:1
Arca Top Tens:26
Arca Poles:0
Total Arca East Races:9
Years In Arca East:4
Arca East Car Team:No. 35 (Greg Van Alst Motorsports)
Best Arca East Pos:13th (2022)
First Arca East Race:2021 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Last Arca East Race:2024 General Tire 150 (Dover)
Arca East Wins:0
Arca East Top Tens:6
Arca East Poles:0
Total Arca West Races:3
Years In Arca West:3
Arca West Car Team:No. 35 (Greg Van Alst Motorsports)
Best Arca West Pos:47th (2023)
First Arca West Race:2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Last Arca West Race:2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Arca West Wins:0
Arca West Top Tens:1
Arca West Poles:0
Updated:July 20, 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.

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.[7] [8]

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.[9] After a near spin in qualifying, Van Alst would crash early and finish 38th.[10] He ran the next race at New Hampshire, where he would finish 38th and last once again due to brake issues.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13] At Talladega, Van Alst suffered a fractured vertebrae from a multi-truck accident.[14]

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.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233PtsRef
2023Alpha Prime Racing44ChevyDAYCALLVSPHOATLCOARCHMARTALDOVDARCLTPIRSONNSHCSCATL
38
104th01[15]
45NHA
38
POCROAMCHIRCGLNDAYDARKANBRITEXROVLVSHOMMARPHO
2024SS-Green Light Racing07ChevyDAYATLLVSPHOCOARCHMARTEXTALDOVDARCLTPIRSONIOWNHANSHCSCPOCIND
32
MCHDAYDARATLGLNBRIKANTALROVLVSHOMMARPHO-*-*[16]

Craftsman Truck Series

Season still in progress
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.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122PtsRef
2002Robert Locke01ChevyDAYATLNSHSLMKENCLTKANPOCMCHTOL
Wth
SBOKEN
32
BLNPOCNSHISFWIN
DNQ
DSFCHI
15
SLM
30
TALCLT91st305[18]
2021Greg Van Alst Motorsports35ChevyDAY
29
PHOTAL
26
KAN
7
TOLCLT
14
MOHPOC
25
ELKBLNIOW16th242[19]
FordWIN
2
GLNMCH
6
ISFMLWDSFBRI
15
SLMKAN
14
2022ChevyDAY
22
TAL
11
5th841[20]
FordPHO
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
2023ChevyDAY
1
TAL
32
17th275[21]
FordPHO
10
KAN
10
CLT
22
BLNELKMOHIOWPOCMCHIRP
7
GLNISFMLWDSFKANBRI
5
SLMTOL
2024ChevyDAY
TAL
-*-*[22]
FordPHO
DOV
KAN
CLT
IOW
MOH
BLN
IRP
SLM
ELK
MCH
ISFMLWDSFGLNBRIKANTOL

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678PtsRef
2021Greg Van Alst Motorsports35FordNSMFIFNSVDOVSNMIOWMLWBRI
15
47th29[23]
2022NSMFIFDOVNSVIOW
8
MLW
9
BRI
14
13th101[24]
2023FIFDOVNSVFRSIOWIRP
7
MLWBRI
5
23rd76[25]
2024FIFDOV
NSVFRSIOW
IRP
MLWBRI-*-*[26]

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112PtsRef
2022Greg Van Alst Motorsports35FordPHO
36
IRWKCRPIRSONIRWEVGPIRAASLVSPHO70th8[27]
2023PHO
10
IRWKCRPIRSONIRWSHAEVGAASLVSMADPHO47th34[28]
2024PHO
KERPIRSONIRWIRWSHATRIMADAASKERPHO-*-*[29]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greg Van Alst returns to ARCA Menards Series in 2021 with limited schedule . Speedway Media. December 23, 2020. July 16, 2023.
  2. Web site: Greg Van Alst Chasing ARCA Wins, Intends Full-Time Campaign . Frontstretch. Mark. Kristl. February 15, 2022. July 16, 2023.
  3. Web site: Greg Van Alst scores one for the underdogs with Daytona 200 triumph . Brandon . White . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . February 18, 2023 . February 19, 2023.
  4. Web site: Greg Van Alst uses late pass to take shock Daytona ARCA win . Motorsport. Jim. Utter. February 18, 2023. July 16, 2023.
  5. Web site: Greg Van Alst Evaluating His ARCA Season Beyond Berlin . Frontstretch. Mark. Kristl. February 18, 2023. July 16, 2023.
  6. Web site: Greg Van Alst Returning to ARCA Full Time in 2023. Frontstretch. Mark. Kristl. September 22, 2022. July 16, 2023.
  7. Web site: Greg Van Alst Motorsports to Scale Back ARCA Menards Series Operations. Speedway Digest. June 14, 2023. July 16, 2023.
  8. Web site: Van Alst Takes A Step Back From ARCA. SPEED SPORT. June 14, 2023. July 16, 2023.
  9. Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Greg Van Alst Making Xfinity Series Debut at Atlanta with Alpha Prime Racing . TobyChristie.com . April 22, 2023 . April 23, 2023.
  10. Web site: XFINITY: Greg Van Alst’s NASCAR debut ends with disappointing crash in Atlanta. LASTCAR.info. Brock. Beard. July 8, 2023. July 16, 2023.
  11. Web site: XFINITY: Alpha Prime Racing fights adversity, but Van Alst becomes first XFINITY driver to finish last in his first two series starts. LASTCAR.info. Brock. Beard. July 15, 2023. July 16, 2023.
  12. Web site: (Twitter post) . . 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.".
  13. Web site: Greg Van Alst to pilot Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet for remainder of Truck Series season . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . August 9, 2023 . August 9, 2023.
  14. Web site: Stewart Friesen transported to hospital after wreck at Talladega: AND Greg Van Alst also transported: UPDATES . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . September 30, 2023 . October 1, 2023.
  15. Web site: Greg Van Alst – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 22, 2023.
  16. Web site: Greg Van Alst – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 15, 2024.
  17. Web site: Greg Van Alst – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 6, 2023.
  18. Web site: Greg Van Alst – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 23, 2022.
  19. Web site: Greg Van Alst – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 23, 2022.
  20. Web site: Greg Van Alst – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 23, 2022.
  21. Web site: Greg Van Alst – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 21, 2023.
  22. Web site: Greg Van Alst – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 17, 2024.
  23. Web site: Greg Van Alst – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 23, 2022.
  24. Web site: Greg Van Alst – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 23, 2023.
  25. Web site: Greg Van Alst – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 6, 2023.
  26. Web site: Greg Van Alst – 2024 ARCA Menards Series East Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 26, 2024.
  27. Web site: Greg Van Alst – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 13, 2022.
  28. Web site: Greg Van Alst – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 14, 2023.
  29. Web site: Greg Van Alst – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 8, 2024.