Gregory Michael Van Alst (born July 1, 1981) is an American professionalstock car racing driver and team owner. He last competed part-time in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 35Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for his own team,Greg Van Alst Motorsports and part-time in theNASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 35Chevrolet Camaro SS forJoey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen.
Van Alst made hisARCA Re/Max Series debut in 2002, running three races atKentucky,Chicagoland, andSalem, driving the No. 01Chevrolet for Robert Locke. He managed his best finish at Chicagoland, coming home in fifteenth.
Van Alst would not return to the now ARCA Menards Series until2021, 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 atKansas, second atWinchester, and sixth atMichigan. Van Alst would also make hisARCA Menards Series East debut that year atBristol, finishing 15th.
In 2022, Van Alst would run full-time in the ARCA Menards Series for the first time, finishing fifth in the final points standings and scoring eleven top-tens with a best finish of fifth atCharlotte Motor Speedway.[2] He would also make hisARCA Menards Series West debut that year in a combination race with the main ARCA Menards Series atPhoenix, finishing 36th due to a handling issue.
In2023, Van Alst scored his first career win atDaytona after making a pass onJason 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 withConnor 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]
In2024, 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, before racing at Michigan, Van Alst revealed he would once again revert to part-time status due to a lack of sponsorship and manufacturer support.[10] He had competed full-time until that point and was third in the points standings. Van Alst would return to race at Bristol and Kansas, ultimately finishing eleventh in the points standings.
On April 22, 2023,Alpha Prime Racing announced Van Alst would make hisNASCAR Xfinity Series debut for the team atAtlanta Motor Speedway.[11] After a near spin in qualifying, Van Alst would crash early and finish 38th.[12] He ran the next race atNew 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 atIndianapolis, where he finished 32nd due to an ignition issue.[14] He would make an additional start with the team atDarlington, where he finished 29th after starting last. He ran three more races for the team atBristol,Martinsville, andPhoenix, earning his best finish of 26th in the latter.
On December 16, 2024, it was announced that Van Alst will run the majority of the2025 season withJoey Gase Motorsports, driving the No. 35 car.[15] Van Alst would later downsize his schedule to focus more on his Truck Series team.
On August 6, 2023, Van Alst announced that he would make hisNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut inthe race atIRP, driving the No. 20 truck forYoung'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 the2023 season.[17] AtTalladega, Van Alst suffered a fractured vertebrae from a multi-truck accident.[18]
On July 7, 2025, Van Alst announced he would drive for his own team in four Truck Series races throughout the2025 season.[19]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | [20] | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | [21] | ||
| 14 | Ford | MAR 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chevy | PHO 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen | 35 | Chevy | DAY 26 | ATL | COA | PHO 31 | LVS 35 | HOM | MAR 36 | DAR 34 | BRI 32 | CAR 34 | TAL 35 | TEX | CLT | NSH | MXC | POC | ATL | CSC | SON | DOV | IND | IOW | GLN | DAY | PIR | GTW | BRI | KAN | ROV | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | 100th | 01 | [22] |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 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 | [23] | ||
| 2025 | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | 35 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | HOM | MAR | BRI | CAR | TEX | KAN | NWS | CLT | NSH | MCH | POC | LRP | IRP 28 | GLN | RCH | DAR | BRI 29 | NHA | ROV | TAL 25 | MAR | PHO 18 | 39th | 48 | [24] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
(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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | [25] |
| 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 | [26] | |||||||||||
| Ford | WIN 2 | GLN | MCH 6 | ISF | MLW | DSF | BRI 15 | SLM | KAN 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Chevy | DAY 22 | TAL 11 | 5th | 841 | [27] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | [28] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | [29] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 results | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | [30] |
| 2022 | NSM | FIF | DOV | NSV | IOW 8 | MLW 9 | BRI 14 | 12th | 151 | [31] | ||||
| 2023 | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS | IOW | IRP 7 | MLW | BRI 5 | 23rd | 76 | [32] | |||
| 2024 | FIF | DOV 8 | NSV | FRS | IOW 23 | IRP 8 | MLW | BRI 21 | 20th | 116 | [33] | |||
| ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | [34] | |
| 2023 | PHO 10 | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | SHA | EVG | AAS | LVS | MAD | PHO | 47th | 34 | [35] | |||
| 2024 | PHO 13 | KER | PIR | SON | IRW | IRW | SHA | TRI | MAD | AAS | KER | PHO | 56th | 31 | [36] | |||
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| CARS Super Late Model Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | CSLMTC | Pts | Ref | ||||
| 2018 | Greg Van Alst Motorsports | 35 | Chevy | MYB | NSH | ROU | HCY | BRI 22 | AND | HCY | ROU | SBO | N/A | 0 | [37] | ||||
| 2019 | Ford | SNM | HCY | NSH 30 | MMS | BRI 31 | HCY | ROU | SBO | N/A | 0 | [38] | |||||||
| 2020 | 35V | Chevy | SNM | HCY | JEN 20 | HCY | FCS | BRI 2 | FLC | NSH 23 | N/A | 0 | [39] | ||||||
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.
