Chris Fontaine
# Chris Fontaine

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 | 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 | - | |
| 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 | $0^1$ | |

**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 | |
| 2007 | Xpress Motorsports | 16 | Ford | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | MFD 17 | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 71st | 215 | |
| 2007 | Xpress Motorsports | 16 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | MEM 20 | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 71st | 215 | |
| 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 | |
| 2009 | GunBroker Racing | 21 | Dodge | | | | | KAN 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33rd | 1045 |
| 2009 | GunBroker Racing | 22 | Dodge | | | | | | CLT 36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33rd | 1045 | |
| 2009 | Tagsby Racing | 65 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LVS 33 | | | | | | | | | | 33rd | 1045 | |
| 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 | |
| 2010 | Tagsby Racing | 73 | Chevy | | | | | | | | TEX 29 | | | GTY DNQ | IRP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40th | 714 |
| 2010 | Tagsby Racing | 65 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LVS DNQ | MAR | | | | | | | | 40th | 714 | |
| 2010 | Glenden Enterprises | 84 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 19 | TEX | PHO | HOM | 40th | 714 | |
| 2011 | Glenden Enterprises | 84 | Toyota | DAY 19 | PHO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 25 | MAR | TEX | HOM | 35th | 124 | |
| 2011 | Glenden Enterprises | 84 | Chevy | | | DAR DNQ | MAR | NSH | | CLT 18 | KAN | TEX | KEN 33 | IOW | NSH | IRP | POC 27 | MCH | BRI | ATL 27 | CHI | NHA | KEN | LVS | | | | | 35th | 124 | |
| 2011 | Vision Aviation Racing | 51 | Chevy | | | | | | DOV 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35th | 124 | |
| 2012 | Glenden Enterprises | 84 | Toyota | DAY 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 29 | | | | | | | | 25th | 271 | |
| 2012 | Glenden Enterprises | 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 | | | | | | 25th | 271 | |
| 2012 | Glenden Enterprises | 83 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TEX DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 271 | |
| 2013 | Glenden Enterprises | 84 | Toyota | DAY 34 | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | IOW | CHI | LVS | | | | | | | | | 49th | 40 | |
| 2013 | Glenden Enterprises | 83 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 15 | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | | | | 49th | 40 | |
| 2014 | Glenden Enterprises | 84 | Toyota | 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 | |
| 2015 | Glenden Enterprises | 84 | Toyota | DAY 25 | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 47th | 64 | |
| 2015 | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | 45 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | ELD 16 | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 47th | 64 |
| 2015 | Glenden Enterprises | 45 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 8 | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | | 47th | 64 | |
| 2016 | Glenden Enterprises | 78 | Toyota | 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 | |
| 2017 | Glenden Enterprises | 47 | Toyota | 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 | |
| 2018 | Glenden Enterprises | 47 | 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 | |
| 2019 | Glenden Enterprises | 47 | 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 | |

$^*$ Season still in progress $^1$ Ineligible for series points

