Steve Arpin

Steve Arpin
Steve Arpin
	Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 (Iowa)
Fast Five 225 (Joliet)
2017
Medal record
Representing Canada
Summer X Games
	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

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

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

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

2002 Eagle River World Championship Pro Stock 600 Champion
2002
Polaris Industries
Pro Stock 440 Champion
2002
Polaris Industries
Pro Stock 600 Champion
2002
Polaris Industries
Woody's Triple Crown Champion
2001
Polaris Industries
Pro Open Champion
2001 Eagle River World Championships Pro Stock 440 Champion
2001 Eagle River World Championships Pro Stock 600 Champion

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]
2010	JR Motorsports	88	Chevy																		GTY 13	IRP	IOW 18	GLN	MCH	BRI	CGV	ATL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CAL	CLT	GTY	TEX	PHO	HOM	59th	677	^[2]
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
		25	Chevy														ISF 5		TOL 10	DSF 9	NJE 32	SLM 5		CAR 34
		15	Toyota																				KAN 8
2010		55	Toyota	DAY 10				TAL 14	TOL 23			IOW 28	MFD	POC	BLN 3	NJE 9		CHI 2		TOL 16		KAN 2			12th	3735	^[6]
2010		55	Chevy		PBE 5	SLM 1*	TEX 1			POC 11	MCH 33						ISF 7		DSF 1*		SLM 20		CAR 12		12th	3735	^[6]
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]
2012		15	Chevy																ISF 30	MAD	SLM	DSF	KAN		77th	250	^[8]

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

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

External links

Official website
Steve Arpin driver statistics at Racing-Reference

[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.

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v t e Turner Scott Motorsports
Years active	2009–2014
Personnel	Steve Turner Harry Scott Jr. Pat Tryson Kevin Ray
Notable former drivers	Justin Allgaier Dakoda Armstrong Steve Arpin Todd Bodine Alex Bowman Jeb Burton James Buescher Ricky Carmichael Bill Elliott Blake Feese Cale Gale Kaz Grala Augie Grill Alex Guenette Cameron Hayley Scott Heckert Ron Hornaday Jr. Brandon Jones Kasey Kahne Mikey Kile Dylan Kwasniewski Ben Kennedy Kyle Larson Jason Leffler Tayler Malsam Justin Marks Mark Martin Jamie McMurray Brandon McReynolds Ryan Newman Miguel Paludo Danica Patrick Nelson Piquet Jr. Chase Pistone Ben Rhodes David Reutimann Reed Sorenson Brad Sweet Ryan Truex Brian Vickers Scott Wimmer Josh Wise
NASCAR Hall of Fame	Bill Elliott Ron Hornaday Jr. Mark Martin
NASCAR Truck Series Championships	2012 (J. Buescher)
K&N Pro Series East Championships	2013 (Kwasniewski) 2014 (Rhodes)
Partnerships and affiliations	Chip Ganassi Racing Hendrick Motorsports Stewart-Haas Racing
Buyouts and mergers	Braun Racing HScott Motorsports