Arpin, Steve

Born: December 16, 1983

Hometown: Fort Frances, Ontario

Family: Wife Trina

2010: Finished 12th in series driver points...Made 18 of 20 starts in the No. 55 Venturini Motorsports entry, missing two July races to pursue a NASCAR Nationwide Series opportunity with JR Motorsports and car owner Dale Earnhardt Jr....Won a series-high three races, including back-to-back victories at Salem and Texas in April and at DuQuoin in September...Won Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell at Springfield, his first career pole...Led 270 laps, including 138 at Salem in April...Total of laps led ranked second among all drivers, below only Tom Hessert... Achieved seven top-fives and 10 top-10 finishes... Led the driver standings after two races in April.

2009: Finished seventh in series driver points...Drove 12 races in the No. 20 Eddie Sharp Racing Toyota before completing the season with nine starts in Venturini Motorsports cars...Led 54 laps, including 20 in the season finale at Rockingham...Achieved four top-fives and 11 top-10 finishes...Finished a season-best fourth at Pocono in August.

NOTABLE: Arpin's career began in go-karts at the age of 10, and progressed into snowmobiles and modifieds as he entered his teen years. Between 2001 and 2003, Arpin won every feature event at Emo Speedway in Ontario, north of Minnesota.  His dominance in the north central United States and parts of Canada brought him to the USAC Silver Crown Series in 2008, when he was crowned that division's Rookie of the Year. In 2010, building off of his success in the ARCA Racing Series, Arpin made seven starts for JR Motorsports and car owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.