Stephen Arpin (born December 16, 1983) is a Canadian race car driver competing in

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. He previously raced stock cars in the

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, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the

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. His first season with ARCA was in 2009, finishing 7th in the championship standings and winning the

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Most Popular Driver Award. He was also the 2008 USAC Silver Crown Series Rookie of the Year.

Racing career

Early career

Arpin was born in

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. He made his racing debut in Go-Karts at Riverside Speedway in

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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

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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

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, 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

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, 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

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. Aprin finished 10th and 16th respectively. Arpin also returned to the ARCA Racing Series with

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at both

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and Springfield.

Global RallyCross Championship

For 2013, Arpin received the opportunity to compete for the

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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

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and the WISSOTA 100 at

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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

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, 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 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

Overall Hard Charger Award *2003 Rice Lake Speedway Labor Day Special Champion *2002

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

Pro Stock 440 Champion *2002

Pro Stock 600 Champion *2002

Woody's Triple Crown Champion *2001

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

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Supercar

Complete Americas Rallycross Championship results

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Supercar

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arpin, Steve Living people 1983 births Sportspeople from Fort Frances Racing drivers from Ontario NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers Global RallyCross Championship drivers USAC Silver Crown Series drivers JR Motorsports drivers Chip Ganassi Racing drivers