Steve Bren is a former American

United States

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 racing driver from Newport Beach, California

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After a fairly successful stint in US Formula Super Vee

Formula Super Vee

Formula Super Vee was a type of open-wheel motor created to act as a platform for the promotion of VW products, playing much the same role in the 1970s as formulae such as Formula Renault play today. The idea for Formula Super Vee is generally attributed to Josef Hopen, who worked as the Special...

 in 1985, Bren moved to the new American Racing Series 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

Indianapolis 500

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 but could not find a ride to make a qualification attempt. He made two one-off starts in the CART

Champ Car

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 Championship Car series in 1988 at Laguna Seca and 1990 at Long Beach

Long Beach Grand Prix

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, however he failed to finish either race. He later became a property developer and art collector.In July of 2010 Bren married Erica Spangler of Honolulu, Hawaii. Steve and Erica have a daughter, Bella Rose Bren born in Ketchum, Idaho.

Steve Bren is the son of Donald Bren

Donald Bren

Donald Bren is an American businessman who is Chairman of the Irvine Company, a US Based real estate developer, which he wholly owns.-Early Life and Education:...

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In 2010, he placed 14th on a list of 250 most delinquent California taxpayers published by the California Franchise Tax Board

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., owing more than $2.2 million in unpaid personal income tax.