Steve Arpin

Steve Arpin
Arpin at Emo Speedway in 1997
Born	(1983-12-16) December 16, 1983 Fort Frances, Ontario
Awards	2009, 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 position	54th
Best finish	54th (2012)
First race	2010 Aaron's 312 (Talladega)
Last race	2012 Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 2 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
5 races run over 1 year
Best finish	32nd (2011)
First race	2009 WinStar World Casino 400K (Texas)
Last race	2011 Fast Five 225 (Joliet)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 1
Global Rallycross career
Debut season	2013
Current team	Loenbro Motorsports
Car number	00
Former teams	Chip Ganassi Racing OMSE2
Starts	54
Wins	3
Podiums	13
Best finish	3rd in 2017
Medal record Representing Canada Summer X Games 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.

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
		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

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

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
	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
			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
2012		66	Chevy	DAY	MOB	SLM	TAL	TOL	ELK 12	POC	MCH	WIN	NJE	IOW	CHI	IRP	POC	BLN							77th	250
		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

External links

• Official website
• Steve Arpin driver statistics at Racing-Reference