Chris Fontaine | |||||||
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Born |
Lakeland, Florida |
December 1, 1981 ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
2016 position | 127th | ||||||
Best finish | 127th (2016) | ||||||
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
55 races run over 10 years | |||||||
Truck no., team | No. 47 (Glenden Enterprises) | ||||||
2016 position | 55th | ||||||
Best finish | 25th (2012) | ||||||
First race | 2005 UAW-GM Ohio 250 (Mansfield) | ||||||
Last race | 2016 Fred's 250 (Talladega) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of October 22, 2016. |
Christopher "Chris" Fontaine (born December 1, 1981 in Lakeland, Florida) is an American professional driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 47 Toyota Tundra for Glenden Enterprises.
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.
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, Sutton's truck flipping over.