Steve Bren (born July 29, 1960) is a former United States Auto racing from Newport Beach, California.
Early life
Bren is the son of Diane and
Donald Bren,
billionaire and chairman of the US-based real estate investment company, the
Irvine Company. His paternal
Grandparent was Hollywood
Film producer Milton H. Bren.
Career
After a fairly successful stint in US Formula Super Vee in 1985, Bren moved to the new American Racing Series (ARS) in 1986. While he only participated in four races, he was competitive in all his ARS starts. That year he also completed rookie orientation for the Indianapolis 500 but could not find a ride to make a qualification attempt. He made two one-off starts in the
Champ Car Championship Car series in 1988 at Laguna Seca Raceway and 1990 at Long Beach, however he failed to finish either race. Steve's brother
Cary Bren also drove in Super Vee and Indy Lights.
Bren later became a property developer and art collector.[ Steve Bren - Where are they now?, OldRacingCars.com]
Personal life
Bren has been married twice. In 1988, he married model Thais Baker in a
Roman Catholic ceremony.
[ Los Angeles Times: "Steven Bren, Ex-Model to Wed at Mission" by ANN CONWAY August 26, 1988] They subsequently divorced in the 1990s. In July 2010, Bren married Erica Spangler of Honolulu,
Hawaii. They have a daughter, Bella Rose Bren, born in Ketchum,
Idaho.
In 2017, Bren was in trouble with the law for stalking Spangler in Idaho and also held in contempt of court for failing to appear at a civil case where he allegedly owed creditors over $5 million as part of his real estate developments. Bren said he could not pay because he was in rehab for drug and alcohol addiction.[Coker, Matt. Steven Michael Bren's Year has Included Jail, Rehab and a New Arrest Warrant, OC Weekly, July 26, 2017, Retrieved 2017-10-09]
Motorsports career results
American open-wheel racing
() (Races in
bold indicate pole position; races in
italics indicate fastest lap.)
Indy Car World Series
|
| 1988
! Arciero Racing | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MEA | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG
| Tamiami Park | !style="background:#CFCFFF;" 40th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 0
! |
| 1990
! Arciero Racing | PHX | LBH
| INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | DEN | VAN | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | 42nd | 0
! |
