Steve Arpin

Steve Arpin

Arpin at Emo Speedway in 1997
Born (1983-12-16) December 16, 1983
Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
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 Camping World 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 Chip Ganassi Racing
Car no. 00
Former teams OMSE2
Starts 42
Wins 1
Podiums 6
Best finish 6th in 2015

Stephen "Steve" Arpin (born December 16, 1983, in Fort Frances, Ontario) is a Canadian race car driver competing in the Global RallyCross Championship. He previously raced stock cars in the ARCA Racing Series, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and 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.

Racing career

Early career

Arpin 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 stood atop of the standings most of his karting career. By the age of 14, Steve 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. His skill at the wheel started to really come out soon 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. The domination didn't stop as 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 #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 with Turner Motorsports behind the wheel of the No. 32 Mike’s Hard Lemonade Chevrolet Silverado. The Fort Frances native joined teammates James Buescher, Ricky Carmichael, Blake Feese, Mark Martin and Brad Sweet competing on the popular NASCAR circuit.

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 teen's, 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.

Accomplishments

ARCA Re/Max Series

USAC Silver Crown Series

Dirt track racing

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

Camping World Truck Series

Complete Global RallyCross Championship results

Supercar

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Position 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		 MCAS2dagger DC
6		 AC
5		 SEA
5		 LA1
3		 LA2
10		 4th 461

daggerRace cancelled.

References

  1. ↑ McFadin, Daniel (March 18, 2015). "Chip Ganassi Racing enters world of Global Rallycross". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
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