Chris Fontaine
Introduction '''Christopher Fontaine''' (born December 1, 1981) 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. 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. In 2002, Fontaine attempted to make his debut in the NASCAR Busch Series, using a car purchased from NEMCO Motorsports; he failed to qualify for races at Memphis Motorsports Park, Dover International Speedway, and Nashville Superspeedway.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.
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. 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.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.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.His younger cousin Justin used to compete full-time in the Truck Series.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.
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  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 RCHDNQ DOVDNQ KAN CLT MEMDNQ ATL CAR PHO HOM NA -  2016 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 99 Ford DAYDNQ 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 ====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  Pts Ref 2005 Bobby Hamilton Racing 4 Dodge DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY MFD17 CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW25 KAN29 KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 60th 276  2007 Xpress Motorsports 16 Ford DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD17 DOV TEX MCH MLW 71st 215  Chevy MEM20 KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 2009 Glenden Enterprises 84 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR20 DOV14 TEX MCH15 MLW MEM27 KEN IRP21 NSH BRI23 CHI IOW GTW13 NHA  MAR17 TAL TEX PHO HOM 33rd 1045   GunBroker Racing 21 Dodge KAN32 22 CLT36 Tagsby Racing 65 Chevy LVS33 2010 Glenden Enterprises 84 Chevy DAY ATL17 MAR NSH28 KAN DOV17 CLT MCH17 IOW POC21 NSH DAR BRI CHI13 KEN NHA 40th 714  Tagsby Racing 73 Chevy TEX29 GTYDNQ IRP 65 LVSDNQ MAR Glenden Enterprises 84 Toyota TAL19 TEX PHO HOM 2011 DAY19 PHO TAL25 MAR TEX HOM 35th 124  Chevy DARDNQ MAR NSH CLT18 KAN TEX KEN33 IOW NSH IRP POC27 MCH BRI ATL27 CHI NHA KEN LVS Vision Aviation Racing 51 Chevy DOV18 2012 Glenden Enterprises 84 Toyota DAY7 TAL29 25th 271  Chevy MARDNQ CARDNQ KAN20 CLT32 DOV23 TEX KEN20 IOW25 CHI27 POC18 MCH29 BRI ATL26 IOW KEN34 LVS29 MAR36  PHO34 HOM 83  TEXDNQ 2013 84 Toyota DAY34 MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS 49th 40  83 TAL15 MAR TEX PHO HOM 2014 84 DAY19 MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL7 MAR TEX PHO HOM  47th 61  2015 DAY25 ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN 47th 64  B. J. McLeod Motorsports 45 Chevy ELD16 POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS Glenden Enterprises Toyota TAL8 MAR TEX PHO HOM  2016 78 DAY22 ATL MARDNQ KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELDDNQ POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL23 MAR TEX PHO HOM 54th 21  2017 47 DAYDNQ ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL26 MAR TEX PHO HOM 71st 11  2018 Chevy DAY29 ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL24 MAR TEX PHO HOM 69th 21  2019 Toyota DAY27 ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO HOM 86th 10  Season still in progress Ineligible for series points
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