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FONTAINE PLACES 2ND IN 2006 AACS POINTS;

HIS OVERALL 2006 RECORD IS 2 WINS,12 TOP 5,19 TOP 10 OF 25 RACES

	2003	2004	2005	2006
WINS		2		2
TOP FIVES	11	9	5	12
TOP TENS	16	16	12	19
TOTAL RACES	35	28	23	25

FONTAINE TAKES 3RD IN 11/25/06 RACE TO FINISH 2ND IN 2006 AACS POINTS

FONTAINE GETS 11TH IN 11/4/06 AACS RACE AT DESOTO

FONTAINE FINISHES 4TH IN AACS 125 AT DESOTO ON 10/20

FONTAINE CAPTURED HIS FIRST POLE OF THE YEAR TURNING THE FASTEST TIME, BUT HAD TO START 5TH AFTER THE ROLL OF THE DICE INVERTED THE TOP 5 POSITIONS

SHAKING HANDS AND TALKING TO FANS DURING THE ON-TRACK AUTOGRAPH SESSION

ONE OF FONTAINE'S PURSUERS LOOSES AN ENGINE

FONTAINE MAKES A PASS FOR POSITION ON THE OUTSIDE

THE COVER OF THE RACE PROGRAM

FONTAINE RETAINS AACS POINTS LEAD WITH 7TH PLACE RUN AT DESOTO ON 9/23

AVOIDING A BIG WRECK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RACE

PASSING LAPPED CARS

PITTING TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS

GOING UNDER AN ACCIDENT

FONTAINE BRINGS HOME FIFTH IN FASCAR SUNBELT SUPER SERIES 125 AT ORLANDO ON 9/15

POSING FOR A PHOTO WITH A FAN

SIGNING A YOUNG FANS SHIRT

THERE WERE SEVRAL CLOSE CALLS LIKE WHEN THIS CAR HIT THE WALL

FONTAINE PASSED THE FIFTH AND SIXTH PLACE CARS ON THE OUTSIDE AS THEY BATTLED FOR POSITION

FONTAINE TAKES 6TH PLACE IN RAIN-DELAYED AACS 125 AT DESOTO ON 9/9

FONTAINE IN #47 WAS ONE OF TWO CARS THAT DID NOT GET TO QUALIFY BEFORE THE RAINS CAME AND HAD TO QUALIFY ON A "GREEN" TRACK. DESPITE THAT, FONTAINE STILL RAN SIXTH FASTEST, BUT HAD TO START THE RACE IN 12TH SPOT AFTER THE ROLL OF THE DICE INVERSION.

MAKING A PASS ON THE INSIDE

FONTAINE LEADS 117 LAPS TO TAKE 2ND AACS WIN OF 2006 AND THE POINTS LEAD

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FONTAINE GETS 2ND AACS WIN OF 2006 SEASON

PHOTO BY GAMEPOINT PHOTOGRAPHY

Fontaine Blisters AACS Field

By Rick Anges

(reprinted from desotosuperspeedway.com)

Bradenton, Fl. Although rains washed through just before race time the racers and crews of DeSoto Super Speedway ready to go when the sun came out and the pavement dried.

Qualifying for the AACS saw twenty of the states finest late models roll out. Jeff Scofield held fast time in a back up car provided by Joe Boyd until Florida racing ace Billy Bigley Jr. took the fast time. “This car was destroyed at Lakeland in January but with the help of a lot of people we have it back out and it’s fast.”

Four rows were inverted for the start of the 125 lap feature putting Jeff Sloan and young gun David Wilson on the front row. When the green dropped though it was the cream of the crop coming to the front as Chris Fontaine powered his way to the front. Fontaine was the class of the field as he was able to move out to a full straight away lead over the rest of the field.

Several cautions bunched the field no one had anything for the flaming number 47. Behind him though there was plenty of action. In the closing laps of the race David Wilson did everything he could to hold the veteran and fast qualifier Bigley. The former NASCAR racer had his hands full with the young racer. Eventually Bigley was able to get by Wilson for the second spot but there weren’t enough laps left to catch Fontaine.

Fontaine took his second win of the season and moved into the points lead over Jeff Choquette who ended up pulling into infield early into the race with an overheating problem. Second went to Bigley, third was Wilson who said, “Have to thank Jr. Purcell and Dicky Anderson for helping us with this car.” Fourth across the stripe was former NASCAR All-Pro driver Scot Walters, and finishing a solid fifth was B.J.McLeod.

FONTAINE PASSED THE LEADER ON LAP #8 AND NEVER LOOKED BACK

EACH TIME A CAUTION REGROUPED THE FIELD, FONTAINE WOULD PULL AWAY AGAIN ON THE RESTART. AT ONE POINT NEAR THE END OF THE RACE, HIS LEAD WAS 4.5 SECONDS OVER THE SECOND PLACE CAR

TAKING THE CHECKERED FLAG

FONTAINE TAKES 3RD IN AACS 125 AT DESOTO ON 7-8;

2006 RECORD NOW STANDS AT 12 TOP 10 AND 8 TOP 5

THE FIRST 25 LAPS WERE RUN UNDER CAUTION TO DRY THE TRACK FROM RAIN

THE O7, 70 AND 47 RAN NOSE TO TAIL FOR THE WHOLE RACE

FONTAINE GETS FIRST WIN OF 2006 AT DESOTO ON 6-10

SHAKING HANDS AND SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS BEFORE THE RACE

FONTAINE STARTED THE RACE IN THE EIGHTH SPOT

FONTAINE MOVED UP TWO SPOTS IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF LAPS

PASSING ON THE BACKSTRETCH TO TAKE FIFTH PLACE

GOING BY THE 78 TO TAKE FOURTH

PASSING THE 5 CAR FOR THIRD PLACE

ON LAP 33 THE SECOND PLACE CAR HIT THE WALL, PUTTING CHRIS IN SECOND

ON LAP 86 THE 70 CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, PUTTING FONTAINE IN THE LEAD

WHERE HE STAYED FOR THE NEXT 39 LAPS TO THE CHECKERED FLAG

CHRIS AND TEAM CELEBRATE THE FIRST WIN OF 2006 ON JUNE 10 AT DESOTO

FONTAINE TAKES 4TH AT ORLANDO IN FASCAR SUNBELT 125 MAY 19TH AND 2ND AT DESOTO IN AACS 125 ON MAY 20.

FONTAINE SIGNS CARDS IN ORLANDO ON MAY 19

MAKING A PASS IN ORLANDO

TAKING THE LEAD AT DESOTO ON MAY 20

GETTING SPUN OUT AT DESOTO

FONTAINE LEADS FROM THE POLE FOR 110 LAPS IN AACS 125 AT DESOTO ON MAY 6

FONTAINE DRIVES THE BRIGHTHOUSE 47 TO AN 11TH PLACE FINISH IN THE BRIGHTHOUSE 125 AT LAKELAND ON SATURDAY, 4-29

Published Saturday, April 29, 2006 LOCAL AUTO RACING

Fontaine Revs Up For FASCAR 125

By Donna Fellows The Ledger

LAKELAND -- Lakeland driver Chris Fontaine is quietly working on a successful season.

Fontaine, 24, is ninth in the Florida Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (FASCAR) Sunbelt Series point standings. Of the eight FASCAR and All American Challenge Series (AACS) races in which Fontaine has competed this season, he has notched three top fives and seven top 10.

Fontaine will bring his skills to his hometown track tonight when he lines up to take the green flag for the FASCAR Sunbelt Series Bright House Networks 125 at USA International Speedway in Lakeland. Not only is Fontaine racing in front of his home crowd, but his No. 47 Chevrolet will showcase race sponsor Bright House Networks.

"I'm very pleased that Bright House Networks have selected me to drive for them in this race," Fontaine said.

Fontaine is coming off of a third place finish at Desoto Speedway two weeks ago and hopes to keep that momentum going at Lakeland.

"I'm still searching for my first win this year and, once again, it should be a very competitive field of drivers," Fontaine said.

Fontaine's competition tonight includes points leader Jeff Scofield of Plant City, Mike Bresnahan, Wayne Anderson, Jason Boyd and Rick Pratt, all of whom are in the top five in points.

The Southern Sportsman Series 35 and Florida Mini Stock Challenge 35 will follow tonight's main event.

April 25, 2006

To: All Media

From: John Barker

For: Immediate Release

Subject: Bright House Networks 125

LAKELAND – USA International Speedway will host FASCAR Sunbelt Bright House Networks 125 super late model racing Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. on their three-quarter mile paved oval on this MUSCO brightly lighted track.

Following the super late model race Saturday night there will be a Southern Sportsman 35 and a Florida Mini Stock Challenge 35.

Chris Fontaine of Lakeland will pilot the Bright House Networks Chevrolet colors in this Sunbelt race following a third place finish at Desoto Speedway in his last AACS race after qualifying 14th. Overall in 2006, Fontaine has recorded three top fives and seven top tens in super late model racing.

“I’m very pleased that Bright House Networks have selected me to drive for them in this race,” said Fontaine. I’m still searching for my first win this year and once again it should be a very competitive field of drivers.”

Leading the early FASCAR Sunbelt point standings from first to fifth place are Jeff Scofield of Plant City, Mike Bresnahan of Inverness, Wayne Anderson of Wildwood, Jason Boyd of Orlando and Rick Pratt of Anthony. Fontaine is ninth.

Qualifying for Florida the Mini Stock Challenge cars and Southern Sportsman Series machines is at 8:30 p.m. on Friday night.

Practice by divisions is from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. FASCAR Sunbelt cars will qualify at 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon.

There will be an autograph session at 6:15 p.m. Saturday night and pre-race ceremonies will be at 7 p.m.

Ticket prices run from $15 to $25 and children 10 and under are $10.