Chris Fontaine

Chris Fontaine
Chris Fontaine
Born	December 1, 1981 (age 43); Lakeland, Florida
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
2016 position	127th
Best finish	127th (2016)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
	59 races run over 13 years
2019 position	86th
Best finish	25th (2012)
First race	2005 UAW-GM Ohio 250 (Mansfield)
Last race	2019 NextEra Energy 250 (Daytona)
	Statistics current as of November 18, 2019.

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.

Beginnings

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

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

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

NASCAR

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

Xfinity Series

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

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]
2007	Xpress Motorsports	16	Chevy												MEM 20	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI	GTW	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	71st	215	^[10]
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
	GunBroker Racing	22	Dodge						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
	Tagsby Racing	65	Chevy																				LVS DNQ	MAR
	Glenden Enterprises	84	Toyota																						TAL 19	TEX	PHO	HOM
2011			Toyota	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]
		84	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	Chevy																				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]
2013		83																			TAL 15	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM				49th	40	^[15]
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		84		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	45	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]