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Chris Fontaine

Christopher Fontaine (born December 1, 1981)[1] is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He has competed in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving in 59 races, most notably for Glenden Enterprises. He is known for his nickname “Uncle Chris”, which he goes by through his social media presence.

Chris Fontaine
Born (1981-12-01) December 1, 1981 (age 43)
Lakeland, Florida
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
2016 position127th
Best finish127th (2016)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
59 races run over 13 years
2019 position86th
Best finish25th (2012)
First race2005 UAW-GM Ohio 250 (Mansfield)
Last race2019 NextEra Energy 250 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 0
Statistics current as of November 18, 2019.

Beginnings

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Chris Fontaine began racing at the age of 16, driving Minicup racecars.[2] In his first years of driving, he racked up two wins, and finished in the top five in thirteen of his fourteen races. He also won many other Late Model races in the FASCAR and SARA Series.

In 2001, Fontaine ran the NASCAR All Pro Series.[2] In 2002, Fontaine attempted to make his debut in the NASCAR Busch Series, using a car purchased from NEMCO Motorsports;[2] he failed to qualify for races at Memphis Motorsports Park, Dover International Speedway, and Nashville Superspeedway.[2]

Returning to FASCAR and All-American Challenge Series competition for the next two seasons, Fontaine posted a career best points finish of fifth after the 2004 AACS season.[2]

ASA and NASCAR

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In 2005 Fontaine made his first ever start in NASCAR competition at the national series level. Driving in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bobby Hamilton Racing, he finished seventeenth at Mansfield Motorsports Park.[2] He also drove in two more races that year, at the Milwaukee Mile, and the Kansas Speedway. At Kansas, Fontaine was involved in a spectacular wreck with Kelly Sutton, after making contact with Sutton's truck, flipping her over.[3]

In 2007, he finished 5th in the American Speed Association Late Model Southern Division points. he also finished 3rd in Rookie Points in 2007. Fontaine made two more starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2007. He drove for Xpress Motorsports, getting his best finish of 17th at Mansfield Motorsports Park. For the 2009 season, Fontaine teamed up with Glenden Enterprises to race a handful of races in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in his own trucks. At Gateway International Raceway, he earned his career best finish of 13th.

For 2010, Fontaine ran 7 races with Glenden, having an impressive run at Talladega, leading 15 laps before finishing 19th. In 2011, Fontaine returned to Daytona International Speedway in the Trucks and qualified 6th but was caught up in a large wreck near the end. For 2012, Fontaine returned to the Camping World Truck Series, running the majority of the season; he scored his first top-ten in the series in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway, finishing seventh.[4]

In 2014, Fontaine scored his 2nd career top-ten finish at Talladega Superspeedway, finishing 7th. For 2015, Fontaine continued to enter in select superspeedway races while making his debut at Eldora Speedway with B. J. McLeod Motorsports, finishing 16th. At Talladega, Fontaine scored his 3rd career top-ten finish, finishing eighth. In 2016, Fontaine entered in 4 races with Glenden Enterprises in the number 78, failing to qualify at Martinsville Speedway and Eldora Speedway, while managing to qualify for both Daytona and Talladega.

Fontaine's last race with the truck chassis "Freak", a truck that Fontaine had bought in 2009 from Bobby Hamilton Racing that had won at Daytona three times, came in 2018 at Talladega Superspeedway, where he was running inside the top five and crashed after making contact with Justin Haley.

Personal life

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He is a graduate of George W. Jenkins High School. He is married to his middle school girlfriend Lindsay (Moyer) Fontaine. They have been married since April 7, 2019. [2] His younger cousin Justin used to compete full-time in the Truck Series.[5]

In 2005, Fontaine was accused of rape following an evening out at a nightclub. Although he maintained innocence, he negotiated a plea deal in which adjuciation was withheld, and he was ordered to attend anger management classes, as well as undergoing psychological evaluation and sensitivity training.[6]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

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NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 NXSC Pts Ref
2002 E. E. Sawyer 41 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH
DNQ 		DOV
DNQ 		KAN CLT MEM
DNQ 		ATL CAR PHO HOM NA - [7]
2016 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 99 Ford DAY
DNQ 		ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 127th 01 [8]

Gander Outdoors Truck Series

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NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NGOTC Pts Ref
2005 Bobby Hamilton Racing 4 Dodge DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY MFD
17 		CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW
25 		KAN
29 		KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 60th 276 [9]
2007 Xpress Motorsports 16 Ford DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD
17 		DOV TEX MCH MLW 71st 215 [10]
Chevy MEM
20 		KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM
2009 Glenden Enterprises 84 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR
20 		DOV
14 		TEX MCH
15 		MLW MEM
27 		KEN IRP
21 		NSH BRI
23 		CHI IOW GTW
13 		NHA MAR
17 		TAL TEX PHO HOM 33rd 1045 [11]
GunBroker Racing 21 Dodge KAN
32
22 CLT
36
Tagsby Racing 65 Chevy LVS
33
2010 Glenden Enterprises 84 Chevy DAY ATL
17 		MAR NSH
28 		KAN DOV
17 		CLT MCH
17 		IOW POC
21 		NSH DAR BRI CHI
13 		KEN NHA 40th 714 [12]
Tagsby Racing 73 Chevy TEX
29 		GTY
DNQ 		IRP
65 LVS
DNQ 		MAR
Glenden Enterprises 84 Toyota TAL
19 		TEX PHO HOM
2011 DAY
19 		PHO TAL
25 		MAR TEX HOM 35th 124 [13]
Chevy DAR
DNQ 		MAR NSH CLT
18 		KAN TEX KEN
33 		IOW NSH IRP POC
27 		MCH BRI ATL
27 		CHI NHA KEN LVS
Vision Aviation Racing 51 Chevy DOV
18
2012 Glenden Enterprises 84 Toyota DAY
7 		TAL
29 		25th 271 [14]
Chevy MAR
DNQ 		CAR
DNQ 		KAN
20 		CLT
32 		DOV
23 		TEX KEN
20 		IOW
25 		CHI
27 		POC
18 		MCH
29 		BRI ATL
26 		IOW KEN
34 		LVS
29 		MAR
36 		PHO
34 		HOM
83 TEX
DNQ
2013 84 Toyota DAY
34 		MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS 49th 40 [15]
83 TAL
15 		MAR TEX PHO HOM
2014 84 DAY
19 		MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL
7 		MAR TEX PHO HOM 47th 61 [16]
2015 DAY
25 		ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN 47th 64 [17]
B. J. McLeod Motorsports 45 Chevy ELD
16 		POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS
Glenden Enterprises Toyota TAL
8 		MAR TEX PHO HOM
2016 78 DAY
22 		ATL MAR
DNQ 		KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD
DNQ 		POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL
23 		MAR TEX PHO HOM 54th 21 [18]
2017 47 DAY
DNQ 		ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL
26 		MAR TEX PHO HOM 71st 11 [19]
2018 Chevy DAY
29 		ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL
24 		MAR TEX PHO HOM 69th 21 [20]
2019 Toyota DAY
27 		ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO HOM 86th 10 [21]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

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  1. ^ Chris Fontaine Career Statistics
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Barker, John (June 9, 2005). "Fontaine To Run In Truck Race". The Ledger. Lakeland, FL. p. C6. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  3. ^ Newell, Jesse (July 5, 2006). "Cook ends extended drought in Craftsman Truck Series". Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. p. 2B. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  4. ^ Mendez, Carlos (February 29, 2012). "Daytona 500's blazing start gives NASCAR hopes for red-hot season". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, TX. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  5. ^ "Justin Fontaine returns to AM Racing for limited 2017 Truck Series season". Catchfence. December 21, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  6. ^ Geary, Jason (February 11, 2006). "Fontaine Strikes Sex Case Bargain". The Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  7. ^ "Chris Fontaine – 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  8. ^ "Chris Fontaine – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  9. ^ "Chris Fontaine – 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  10. ^ "Chris Fontaine – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  11. ^ "Chris Fontaine – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  12. ^ "Chris Fontaine – 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  13. ^ "Chris Fontaine – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  14. ^ "Chris Fontaine – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  15. ^ "Chris Fontaine – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  16. ^ "Chris Fontaine – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  17. ^ "Chris Fontaine – 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  18. ^ "Chris Fontaine – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  19. ^ "Chris Fontaine – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  20. ^ "Chris Fontaine – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  21. ^ "Chris Fontaine – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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