Canadian racing driverNASCAR Camping World Truck Series career5 races run over 1 yearBest finish32nd (2011)First race2009 WinStar World Casino 400K (Texas)Last race2011 Fast Five 225 (Joliet)Global Rallycross careerDebut season2013Current teamLoenbro MotorsportsCar number00Former teams
Chip Gan*i Racing
OMSE2Starts54Wins3Podiums13Best finish3rd in 2017 Medal record Last updated on: December 29, 2021.

Stephen Arpin (born December 16, 1983) is a Canadian race car driver competing in Nitro Rallycross. He previously raced stock cars in the ARCA Racing Series, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the Nationwide Series. His first season with ARCA was in 2009, finishing 7th in the championship standings and winning the ARCA RE/MAX Series Most Popular Driver Award. He was also the 2008 USAC Silver Crown Series Rookie of the Year.

Contents

• 1 Racing career
  • 1.1 Early career
  • 1.2 NASCAR
  • 1.3 Global RallyCross Championship
  • 1.4 Dirt track racing
  • 1.5 Snowmobile oval racing
  • 1.6 Americas Rallycross Championship
• 2 Accomplishments
  • 2.1 ARCA Re/Max Series
  • 2.2 USAC Silver Crown Series
  • 2.3 Dirt track racing
  • 2.4 Snowmobile oval racing
• 3 Motorsports career results
  • 3.1 NASCAR
    • 3.1.1 Nationwide Series
    • 3.1.2 Camping World Truck Series
  • 3.2 ARCA Racing Series
  • 3.3 Complete Global RallyCross Championship results
    • 3.3.1 Supercar
  • 3.4 Complete Americas Rallycross Championship results
    • 3.4.1 Supercar
• 4 References
• 5 External links

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 cl*. 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 compe*ive 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 compe*or Scott Speed.

In 2015, Arpin was signed by Chip Gan*i 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 cl*ic. For winning the Heritage Cl*ic, 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 Speeedway
• 2007 101 American Heritage Cl*ic Champion – Brushcreek Motorsports Complex
• 2007 IMCA Dakota Cl*ic 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

Camping World Truck Series

ARCA Racing Series

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

Complete Global RallyCross Championship results

(key)

Supercar

Complete Americas Rallycross Championship results

(key)

Supercar

References

External links

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

NASCAR Weekly Series and CARS Tour

• (8) Carson Kvapil

Dirt racing

• (73) Wyatt Miller

Former driversNASCAR Hall of Fame

• Dale Earnhardt Jr.
• Mark Martin
• Tony Stewart

NASCAR Xfinity Series Championships

• 2014 (C. Elliott)
• 2017 (Byron)
• 2018 (Reddick)

Partnerships and affiliations

• Hendrick Motorsports
• Drivers Edge Development

Other related teams

• Chance 2 Motorsports
• Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

ARCA Menards Series EastARCA Menards Series WestFormer drivers

• Justin Allgaier
• Caleb Armstrong
• Dakoda Armstrong
• Steve Arpin
• Phil Barkdoll
• Nicole Behar
• Christopher Bell
• Kyle Benjamin
• Rich Bickle
• Ryan Blaney
• John Blankenship
• Chad Boat
• Justin Boston
• Alex Bowman
• Harrison Burton
• William Byron
• Sean Caisse
• Nelson Canache
• Cody Coughlin
• Jake Crum
• Marc Davis
• Spencer Davis
• Natalie Decker
• Hailie Deegan
• Mason Diaz
• Drew Dollar
• Milka Duno
• Christian Eckes
• Eddie Fatscher
• Taylor Ferns
• Ryan Fischer
• Kyle Fowler
• A. J. Frank
• Todd Gilliland
• Noah Gragson
• Clay Greenfield
• Max Gresham
• Jake Griffin
• Derek Griffith
• Darren Hagen
• Justin Haley
• Gavin Harlien
• Paulie Harraka
• A. J. Henriksen
• Landon Huffman
• Alistair Jackson
• Jason Jarrett
• Brian Johnson Jr.
• Brandon Jones
• Erik Jones
• Mikey Kile
• Frank Kimmel
• Frankie Kimmel
• Clint King
• Dylan Kwasniewski
• Scott Lag*e Jr.
• Bo LeMastus
• Raphaël Lessard
• Donny Lia
• Joey Logano
• Johanna Long
• Brandon Lynn
• Justin Marks
• Kyle Martel
• Hal Martin
• B. J. McLeod
• George Miedecke
• Mason Mitchell
• Nate Monteith
• Leilani Munter
• Alli Owens
• Miguel Paludo
• Brennan Poole
• Ryan Reed
• Ben Rhodes
• Josh Richards
• Cole Rouse
• Kenzie Ruston
• Dalton Sargeant
• Ken Schrader
• Brian Scott
• Logan Seavey
• Michael Self
• Peter Shepherd III
• Michael Simko
• Chandler Smith
• C. W. Smith
• Jesse Smith
• Zane Smith
• Myatt Snider
• John Stancill
• Trista Stevenson
• Daniel Suárez
• Kevin Swindell
• Austin Theriault
• Mark Thompson
• Tanner Thorson
• Matt Tifft
• John Wes Townley
• Gracie Trotter
• Dominic Ursetta
• Will Vaught
• Bill Venturini
• Bubba Wallace
• Cole Williams
• Brian Wong
• Alex Yontz

ARCA Menards Series Championships

• 1987 (B. Venturini Sr.)
• 1991 (B. Venturini Sr.)
• 2019 (Eckes)

Partnerships and affiliations

• Toyota Racing Development
• Joe Gibbs Racing