Steve Arpin

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Steve Arpin
Arpin at Emo Speedway in 1997
Born (1983-12-16) December 16, 1983 (age 40)
Fort Frances, Ontario
Awards2009, 2010 ARCA Racing Series Most Popular Driver
2008 USAC Silver Crown Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
9 races run over 2 years
2012 position54th
Best finish54th (2012)
First race2010 Aaron's 312 (Talladega)
Last race2012 Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
5 races run over 1 year
Best finish32nd (2011)
First race2009 WinStar World Casino 400K (Texas)
Last race2011 Fast Five 225 (Joliet)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 1
Global Rallycross career
Debut season2013
Current teamLoenbro Motorsports
Car number00
Former teams
Chip Ganassi Racing
OMSE2
Starts54
Wins3
Podiums13
Best finish3rd in 2017
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Summer X Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Austin RallyCross
Last updated on: March 22, 2023.

Stephen Arpin (born December 16, 1983) is a Canadian race car driver and entrepreneur. He currently competes part-time UMP Dirt Modifieds in the No. 00EH Longhorn Chassis for Longhorn Chassis. He has also previously raced in the ARCA Menards Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. He currently owns Longhorn Chassis a Dirt Late Model and Dirt Modified chassis manufacturer.

Racing career

Early career

Arpin was born in Fort Frances, Ontario. He made his racing debut in Go-Karts at Riverside Speedway in Rainy River, Ontario at the age of 10. He won several races as a rookie and was at the top of the standings most of his karting career. By the age of 14, Arpin started racing Mini-Sprints at the Emo Speedway in 1997. The following year, he moved straight to WISSOTA Modifieds and, in 1999, took the track championship in the class. After finishing second in track standings in 2000, Arpin returned to the top in 2001 by winning every feature event at the track, claiming his second track championship in three years. He won the majority of races in 2002, just missing his third championship.

NASCAR

It was announced in the summer of 2010 that Arpin would drive the No. 7 Chevy for JR Motorsports in a limited schedule, as a fill-in for Danica Patrick. Talks with JRM's owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. started in 2009. This was made public during the Rattlesnake 150 ARCA event, which Arpin won. Arpin made his first start in that summer at the Aaron's 312, where he was competitive until being caught in a wreck late in the event. His first top-10 finish came in the 2010 Subway Jalapeño 250 powered by Coca-Cola with a 10th-place finish.

In 2011, Arpin made his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Texas Motor Speedway, driving the No. 32 Mike's Hard Lemonade Chevrolet Silverado for Turner Motorsports.

In 2012, Arpin competed in two Nationwide races for Turner, at Texas and Iowa Speedway. Aprin finished 10th and 16th respectively. Arpin also returned to the ARCA Racing Series with Venturini Motorsports at both Elko Speedway and Springfield.

Global RallyCross Championship

Arpin's 2014 car

For 2013, Arpin received the opportunity to compete for the Global Rallycross Championship alongside teammate, fellow NASCAR competitor Scott Speed.

In 2015, Arpin was signed by Chip Ganassi Racing to compete full-time in the GRC.[1]

Dirt track racing

In 2002, Arpin began to increase his travels throughout the United States, especially in Minnesota. At the age of 18, he took the feature win at the Silver 1000 in Proctor, Minnesota and the WISSOTA 100 at Cedar Lake Speedway which garnered him large attention in the WISSOTA region. Steve also won the largest modified race east of the Mississippi at Brushcreek Motorsports Complex, the American Heritage classic. For winning the Heritage Classic, he won a Harley-Davidson Soft Tail motorcycle.

Snowmobile oval racing

In his early teens, Arpin also raced snowmobiles during the winter. He won several events at the local scene and was picked up shortly thereafter by Polaris Industries, becoming the youngest driver to ever compete for the company. Throughout his time of snowmobiles, he captured three world championships, four Polaris championships, and many feature wins.

Americas Rallycross Championship

In 2018, Arpin and Loenbro Motorsports competed in the 2018 ARX season. He finished 6th in total points at the end of the season.

In 2019, Arpin Arpin and Loenbro Motorsports along his new teammate Travis Pecoy. Arpin finished 4th in total points at the end of the season.

Accomplishments

ARCA Re/Max Series

  • 2010 Most Popular Driver Award
  • 2010 Southern Illinois 100 at DuQuoin Dirt Race Winner
  • 2010 Rattlesnake 150 at Texas Motor Speedway Race Winner
  • 2010 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Race Winner
  • 2009 Most Popular Driver Award

USAC Silver Crown Series

  • 2008 Rookie of the Year

Dirt track racing

  • 2008 Minnesota Modified Nationals Champion
  • 2007 18 Feature Wins & 42 top 5 finishes in an open wheel modified throughout the United States.
  • 2007 Fall Modified Nationals (Day 1) Champion
  • 2007 WISSOTA Heartland Nationals Champion – Deer Creek Speedway
  • 2007 Memorial Day Special Champion – Rice Lake Speedway
  • 2007 101 American Heritage Classic Champion – Brushcreek Motorsports Complex
  • 2007 IMCA Dakota Classic Modified Tour Champion – Won Every Heat & Feature (5 Nights)
  • 2007 North Florida Nationals Champion – Lake City, FL
  • 2007 Florida DIRTcar WinterNationals UMP Modified Points Champion
  • 2006 United States Modified Touring Series Featherlite Fall Jamboree Champion
  • 2006 17 Feature Wins in an open wheel Modified throughout the United States
  • 2006 Coca-Cola Young Guns Shoot-out Champion – Savannah, Georgia
  • 2006 Carolina Clash Champion – Cedar Lake Speedway, Wisconsin
  • 2005 Deer Creek Speedway Sportsman of the Year
  • 2004 Gopher 50 Charity Race Champion
  • 2004 8th Place WISSOTA National Points
  • 2004 Cedar Lake Speedway Overall Hard Charger Award
  • 2003 Rice Lake Speedway Labor Day Special Champion
  • 2002 Cedar Lake Speedway WISSOTA 100 Champion
  • 2002 Emo Speedway Driver of the Year and Sportsman of the Year
  • 2002 Proctor Speedway Silver 1000 Feature Winner
  • 2001 Emo Speedway WISSOTA Modifieds Track Champion
  • 2001 Emo Speedway Driver of the Year / Sportsman of the Year
  • 2001 Emo Speedway Winner of Every feature Event
  • 1999 Emo Speedway WISSOTA Modifieds Track Champion

Snowmobile oval racing

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.)

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide 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 34 NNSC Pts Ref
2010 JR Motorsports 7 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL
26
RCH
25
DAR
29
DOV CLT
34
NSH KEN NHA DAY
10
CHI 59th 677 [2]
88 GTY
13
IRP IOW
18
GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM
2012 Turner Scott Motorsports 32 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX
10
RCH TAL DAR IOW
16
CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 54th 62 [3]

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World 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 24 25 NCWTC Pts Ref
2011 Turner Motorsports 32 Chevy DAY PHO DAR MAR NSH DOV CLT KAN TEX
23
KEN
12
IOW
13
NSH IRP
13
POC MCH BRI ATL CHI
16
NHA KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX HOM 32nd 144 [4]

ARCA Racing Series

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

ARCA Racing 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 ARSC Pts Ref
2009 Eddie Sharp Racing 20 Toyota DAY
26
SLM
17
CAR
10
TAL
11
KEN
29
TOL
21
POC
11
MCH
8
MFD
5
IOW
8
KEN
6
BLN
11
7th 4575 [5]
Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota POC
4
CHI
36
Chevy ISF
5
TOL
10
DSF
9
NJE
32
SLM
5
CAR
34
15 Toyota KAN
8
2010 55 DAY
10
TAL
14
TOL
23
IOW
28
MFD POC BLN
3
NJE
9
CHI
2
TOL
16
KAN
2
12th 3735 [6]
Chevy PBE
5
SLM
1*
TEX
1
POC
11
MCH
33
ISF
7
DSF
1*
SLM
20
CAR
12
2011 25 Toyota DAY
32
TAL SLM TOL NJE CHI POC MCH WIN BLN IOW IRP POC ISF MAD DSF SLM KAN TOL 152nd 75 [7]
2012 66 Chevy DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK
12
POC MCH WIN NJE IOW CHI IRP POC BLN 77th 250 [8]
15 ISF
30
MAD SLM DSF KAN

Complete Global RallyCross Championship results

(key)

Supercar

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 GRC Points
2013 OMSE2 Ford Fiesta ST BRA
4
MUN1
11
MUN2
5
LOU
12
BRI
6
IRW
14
ATL
9
CHA
5
LV
8
8th 79
2014 OMSE2 Ford Fiesta ST BAR
2
AUS
10
DC
4
NY
5
CHA
7
DAY
12
LA1
7
LA2
12
SEA
11
LV
8
7th 224
2015 Chip Ganassi Racing Ford Fiesta ST FTA
7
DAY1
5
DAY2
3
MCAS
5
DET1
7
DET2
11
DC
4
LA1
5
LA2
5
BAR1
8
BAR2
4
LV
4
6th 357
2016 Chip Ganassi Racing Ford Fiesta ST PHO1
4
PHO2
5
DAL
2
DAY1
1
DAY2
6
MCAS1
3
MCAS2
C
DC
6
AC
5
SEA
5
LA1
3
LA2
10
4th 461
2017 Loenbro Motorsports Ford Fiesta ST MEM
3
LOU
2
THO1
4
THO2
1
OTT1
1
OTT2
10
INDY
3
AC1
3
AC2
3
SEA1
4
SEA2
7
LA
5
3rd 743

Complete Americas Rallycross Championship results

(key)

Supercar

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Points
2018 Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Focus RS RX SIL COA
7
TRO
6
COA
3
6th 54
2019 Loenbro Motorsports Ford Fiesta ST MOH
3
GTW
2
GTW
5
TRO
6
COA
3
MOH
2
4th 124

References

  1. ^ McFadin, Daniel (March 18, 2015). "Chip Ganassi Racing enters world of Global Rallycross". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Steve Arpin – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Steve Arpin – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Steve Arpin – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "Steve Arpin – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Steve Arpin – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  7. ^ "Steve Arpin – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  8. ^ "Steve Arpin – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2019.