CHRIS FONTAINE GETS ANOTHER TOP FIVE FINISH AT DILLON,SC
Chris Fontaine finished fifth in the“SENECA Tobaccoville USA 100” at Dillon Motor Speedway in Dillon,SC on Saturday, June 14. He started the Glenden Enterprises Ford Fusion #47 on the outside pole after qualifying fourth and an inversion.
"It is a fun track to race. We missed the setup a little bit out of turn four, and if we go back, I am sure we can do a little better. I wish we could have won," Fontaine said.
Fontaine ran third for most of the night until the car in front of him had a problem on a restart at
lap 66.
"On the restart something broke (on the guy in front of me), and you are not supposed to pass until you get to the start-finish line. When I waited for him I got passed. So, I made a mistake and I will try not to do it again. Since that guy broke it really messed us up. It was unfortunate that that happened and it cost us two spots. I think we could have finished third if that wouldn't have happened," Chris Fontaine explained.
Fontaine is fourth in both the overall ASASAT series points and the ASASAT Beach Tour.
The "SENECA Tobaccoville USA 100" will be televised on Sportsouth in the coming weeks. Check chrisfontaine.com, go to http://www.asasoutheast.com/ or check your local listings for time and date.
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FONTAINE'S GOAL IS TO "WIN,WIN,WIN" IN ASASAT SERIES
Chris Fontaine and the #47F Glenden Enterprises race team are headed to Dillon Motor Speedway this Saturday, June 14, to race in the first RC Cola/Moonpie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour race at the Southeast's newest racetrack.
“We will just go there Friday night and test to see how fast we can get. We have two cars to try, and we will just see what the track has to bring to us.”
The sixth race for the RC Cola / MoonPie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour is also the tour’s first trip to the Palmetto State.
Fontaine currently has two top five and three top ten finishes in the five series races run to date in the 2008 season.
The 26-year-old from Lakeland/Auburndale, FL is fourth in the series points going into this weekend.
“We had two bad races and we are still fourth (in points), so we just need to get some more strong races and cancel those out and try and move up and take over the lead,” Fontaine said.
“We need to have a good run against the people we are trying to beat in the points and come out on top,” Fontaine said, adding, “The goal is to win, win, win.”
This event is the third televised race of the season. If you would like more information regarding the event and upcoming TV coverage, please visit the official website of ASA SAT at www.asasoutheast.com.
The RC Cola / MoonPie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour is part of an eight-race televised program that makes up the “Road to Nashville,” which will set up the most prestigious event of the season at the historic Music City Motorplex at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds.
ASA SAT and the CRA Super Series will race in Nashville on Saturday, November 1st, as part of the Adam Petty Memorial All American 400 weekend.
Prior to the November 1st event, the RC Cola / MoonPie ASA Southeast Tour will make a mid-season visit to the Motorplex on Saturday, July 5th. Information for the July 5th event is available by calling (615) 726-1818 or going to www.musiccitymotorplex.com/.
Go to chrisfontaine.com for more on Chris and the #47F Glenden Enterprises team.
CHRIS FONTAINE AND TEAM TAKE 7TH AT SENOIA:FONTAINE UP TO 4TH IN ASASAT POINTS AND 4TH IN ASASAT BEACH TOUR POINTS
Chris Fontaine finished the "Atlanta Southern 100" ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour race in seventh place last Saturday, May 31. The finish moves Fontaine up to fourth in the 2008 ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour points.
Fontaine started the race from the outside pole, and battled side-by-side with the #26 of Travis Cope for almost two laps before the caution came out. On the restart, Fontaine was the leader and held the top spot for 6 laps until the second caution came out. Cope got back by Fontaine by going underneath him in turn two on the restart.
"It felt good. It has been a long time coming," Fontaine said of what it felt like to lead at Senoia. "The cautions really hurt us, and I felt like if we could have had a long green-flag run in the middle I felt like I could have gotten the lead again after I got passed," Fontaine said.
Fontaine battled Cope for the lead for the next 67 laps and numerous cautions before the #10 got by him when he lost momentum on the backstretch.
With 11 laps to go,on the frontstretch the #98 clipped the #47F's rear, upending the #98 and sending it into the wall before it landed on its top sliding into turn one. The flip bought out the red flag to stop the race.
Although Fontaine continued and finished the race after the incident, "The car was terrible after the red flag," he said.
Fontaine said of the newly developed ASA Beach Tour and the opportunity it presents in his run for the points lead,"I just want to win the whole thing. How it turns out in that is how it turns out. I just want to win the big points."
Championships are hard to win, and every driver would love to be crowned as the inaugural RC Cola / MoonPie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour Champion and pick up the $10,000 check that comes along with it.
With travel costs being so high these days, not every team can compete in every race. With that in mind, ASA SAT officials announced another point fund to reward racers on a regional basis. Along with the overall championship, three regional champions will be crowned in ASA SAT and each will receive $2,500 for their accomplishment
The announcement also outlined the three specific regions; the Beach Tour for races at tracks near the coasts of Alabama, Florida and South Carolina; the Blue Ridge Region for events in South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee, and finally the Carolina Clash, which includes shows in South Carolina and North Carolina. “It adds a new element to the series and gives guys the opportunity to not have to run all 15 races to compete for a region championship,” said Stan Narrison, Promotions Director of ASA Southeast. “The five-race regional champions will get $2,500 and they will be crowned champion at the banquet. In addition, the top-ten guys in each region will also be awarded extra money on top of the overall crown point fund.”
The Beach Tour (South Region) has already completed three of its events, one in Alabama at Mobile International Speedway (AL) and the other two in Florida at USA International Speedway and Bronson Motor Speedway. The two remaining events will occur at Myrtle Beach Speedway.
Chris Fontaine and the 47F team are currently fourth in the Beach Tour points, as well as the overall points.
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STARTING FROM THE OUTSIDE POLE FONTAINE RACED HARD TO CLAIM THE LEAD AT THE START OF THE RACE
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FONTAINE NARROWLY ESCAPED A WRECK WHEN THE #98 TAGGED THE #47F IN THE RIGHT REAR BEFORE HITTING THE WALL AND FLIPPING WITH 11 LAPS TO GO
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FONTAINE TO RUN ATLANTA SOUTHERN 100 ASASAT RACE IN SENOIA, GA
Chris Fontaine and team travel to New Senoia Speedway in Senoia,GA this week to race in the "Atlanta Southern 100" ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour race on Saturday, May 31st.
Last year, he qualified on the pole, started sixth after an inversion, and finished third in the 125 lap ASA Late Model Series Southern Division race at the .375-mile track.
Fontaine is 6th in the ASASAT 2008 points going into Saturday's race and he has two top-five finishes out of the four 2008 season ASASAT races run to date.
Go to www.chrisfontaine.com for more on Chris Fontaine and the #47F Glenden Enterprises/CFI Team.
If you would like more information regarding the event and upcoming TV coverage, please visit the official website of ASA SAT at www.asasoutheast.com.
The RC Cola / MoonPie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour is part of an eight-race televised program that makes up the “Road to Nashville,” which will set up the most prestigious event of the season at the historic Music City Motorplex at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds. ASA SAT and the CRA Super Series will race in Nashville on Saturday, November 1st, as part of the Adam Petty Memorial All American 400 weekend. Prior to the November 1st event, the RC Cola / MoonPie ASA Southeast Tour will make a mid-season visit to the Motorplex on Saturday, July 5th. Information for the July 5th event is available by calling (615) 726-1818 or going to www.musiccitymotorplex.com/.
For more media inquiries, sponsorship and promotional information regarding the ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour, contact Stan Narrison at (678) 910-7726 and be sure to visit www.asasoutheast.com for all ASA Southeast Tour news. For technical and rule information, call Micky Cain at (678) 373-9851.
To learn more of the Daytona Beach, Florida-based Racing Speed Associates or the American Speed Association Racing Member Track program, call (386) 258-2221 or send an e-mail to info@asa-racing.com. For news and information from racetracks and regional tours involved in the American Speed Association, visit www.asaracing.com
CHRIS FONTAINE BACK UP TO 6TH IN ASASAT POINTS AFTER FINISHING FOURTH AT BRONSON
Chris Fontaine finished fourth in the Gator 100 at Bronson Speedway last Saturday night to move back up to sixth place in the ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour points race.
Fontaine qualified the Glenden Enterprises #47f Ford Fusion in fourth, and he started on the outside front row after an inversion.
It was not an easily gotten top five however, Fontaine was spun twice during the race.
“That was just part of it,” Chris said,continuing,”That is to be expected. I did some of it; people did it to me. It was fun."
"We had a disappointing fourth, and I wish we could have done better,”Chris said, continuing,”Anything but a win is going to be disappointing because that is what we want to do.”
Fontaine said he liked the 3/8 mile track at Bronson.
That’s what we have run a lot on. If you do loose it, there are not a lot of consequences there. You can save the car," he said.
The race will not be televised,however last weeks event the “Lakeland 125” at USA Int’l Speedway will make its television premiere on Saturday, May 17th, on Sports Time Ohio and Wednesday, May 21st, on SportSouth.


FONTAINE AND TEAM AT THE BRONSON AUTOGRAPH SESSION CHRIS AND THE OTHER
ASASAT DRIVERS THREW TSHIRTS INTO THE CROWD


"The bad luck has hit Chris Fontaine hard this season. He rolled his car at Cordele and he lost a cylinder on the first lap in Lakeland. Today he hopes to turn things around on a track he has run several times before." Quote from Race Day Reports on the RC Cola/MoonPie ASA Southest Asphalt Tour website (51 Sports photos)
FONTAINE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS SATURDAY'S "GATOR 100"
Chris Fontaine is looking forward to racing in the Gator 100 at Bronson Motor Speedway in Bronson,FL this Saturday, May 10 at 7:30pm.
Last year, he qualified in first place at the track, and finished the ASA Late Model Series race in 4th.
He is looking to improve his ninth place points standing in the ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour, after a wreck at Cordele moved him from fourth to ninth. He is still in ninth after finishing last weeks race at Lakeland with a weak motor.
If you would like more information regarding the event go to www.asasoutheast.com, www.speed51.com and www.chrisfontaine.com .
CORDELE ASASAT RACE THE RACE VIDEO IS ON YOUTUBE.COM-KEYWORD:ASA SOUTHEAST
FONTAINE'S "WILD RIDE" CAUGHT ON IN CAR CAMERA IN SEGMENT 5/7
FONTAINE PLAGUED BY MOTOR PROBLEMS FINISHES 27TH AT LAKELAND
"Chris Fontaine is back after rolling his car in the last event at Cordele. Fontaine grabbed the spotlight in the wrong way, but even he and his crew can’t wait to see it. It airs on SportSouth this Wednesday at 7pm. Check out http://www.asasoutheast.com/ for more TV information," quote from Speed51.com's Trackside Now.


Chris Fontaine and the Glenden Enterprises, Arp Bodies, Speed 51 Ford Fusion #47F team had engine problems from qualifying all the way through Saturday's RC Cola/Moonpie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour race in Lakeland on Saturday.
After practicing a respectable 11th fastest on Friday, Fontaine's time fell off in Saturday's practice to 26th fastest.
The team did improve the car some before qualifying, allowing Fontaine to secure the 16th spot in qualifying.
But even several pit stops could not keep the car up to the speeds that the field was averaging.
Fontaine did stay out of trouble and finished the race in 27th.
The Lakeland 125 will be televised on Sportsouth on May 21st.
The next event for Chris Fontaine and the team is the Gator 100 at Bronson Motorspeedway on Saturday, May 10.
It will be the fourth event on the 2008 RC Cola / MoonPie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour.
The next televised ASASAT race after the Lakeland 125 showing will be the June 14th event at Dillon Motor Speedway in Dillon,SC.
CHRIS FONTAINE 9TH FASTEST IN FRIDAY'S ASA SOUTHEAST ASPHALT TOUR PRACTICE AT LAKELAND
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QUALIFYING AT 4:30-AUTOGRAPH SESSION AT 6:15-RACING AT 7:30
FONTAINE AND TEAM READY FOR SATURDAY'S ASA SOUTHEAST ASPHALT TOUR RACE AT LAKELAND
Chris Fontaine and the Glenden Enterprises, Arp Bodies, Speed 51 Ford Fusion #47F team are preparing for round number three of the RC Cola / MoonPie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour this Saturday, May 3rd, at USA International Speedway in Lakeland, FL.
Fontaine has had mixed success at the 3/4 mile track during the seven years he has been in Late Model and Super Late Model races there.
He has been involved in wrecks several times, and had major mechanical problems several times, each of which took him out of contention.
But, he also has had a fifth, fourth and a second place finish in recent years.
"I just want to finish this one and get it out of the way and get ready for Bronson," Chris Fontaine said. Last year Fontaine set the fast time during qualifying for the ASA Late Model Series race at Bronson.
He is currently ninth in ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour points going into Lakeland, and he says he hopes to improve on that this weekend.
Pit Gates open at 10:00am with practice commencing at 1:00pm. Qualifying is slated for 4:30pm with the 125-lap feature scheduled for 7:30pm. If you would like more information regarding the event, please visit the official website of ASA SAT at www.asasoutheast.com.
RC Cola / MoonPie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour officials announced a consistent time slot for all televised races on its flagship cable partner, SportSouth, in 2008. In fact, the series debut on SportSouth has changed to a primetime slot of 7pm, Wednesday night, May 7th.
SportSouth has now scheduled the ASA SAT events in that prime Wednesday evening slot throughout the summer and fall. Additionally, RC Cola/Moon Pie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour events will begin airing nationally in June on AmericaOne, and within the next few weeks on MavTV and AMGTV. Other regional affiliates in Rochester, NY, and Detroit will join the network in the coming weeks as well.
This Saturday night’s “Lakeland 125” at USA Int’l Speedway in Florida will premiere May 21st on SportSouth and May 17th on Sports Time Ohio. Rick Benjamin hosts the telecasts with analyst Scott Sutherland. Award-winning motorsports journalist Dave Argabright will handle pit road coverage for the USA Int’l Speedway event.
CORDELE WATERMELON 100 RACE CURRENTLY AIRING ON TV
To All ASA SAT racers, Owners, fans and crews Our first show is being shipped and will begin airing this weekend! Hallelujah! Here are some of the dates/times for Cordele(Watermelon 100):
SportSouth: May 7,8pm (includes national airing on DirecTV and Dish Network with sports channels package)
SportTimeOhio: May 3, 5pm (includes national airing on DirecTV and Dish with sports package)
Comcast Sports, Denver: April 19, Noon
Time Warner Sports, Buffalo: April 21, 8pm
LoneStar Sports, Dallas: April 22, noon
AmericaOne, national, 90 affiliates/cable systems: June 3, 9pm ET
Still waiting to hear from:
MavTV, national
Time Warner Sports Rochester
Comcast 900 Sports, Detroit
AMGTV, national, 90 affils/cable systems
Pending:
Comcast Mid Atlantic, DC, MD, VA
Total HH reached, show 1: 51.5 mil, plus Mav’s 8 mil, equals nearly 60 million HH served by our series.
Stan Narrison American Speed Association Southeast Asphalt Tour
FONTAINE TAKES "WILD RIDE" IN WRECK ON LAP 76 AT CORDELE
Chris Fontaine qualified the Glenden Enterprises #47F Ford Fusion in the sixth position for the start of the "Watermelon 100" at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele,GA last Saturday. Fontaine was one of eight drivers in the ASASAT to break the Watermelon Capital Speedway track record.

Chris and the team work on the car prior to qualifying
By lap five he was into the fifth position, and moved up to fourth by lap 10.
Fontaine's car was damaged on lap 15 when Sean Bass got into his left front on the front stretch. Fontaine's crew made quick repairs to the car, but he had to restart in the back.

On lap 76, Chris Fontaine was working his way through the traffic when a wreck off turn two including Gene Kirila, Jeremy Mullinax, and Steve Renner collected Fontaine's car. Fontaine got the worst of it as he barrel-rolled several times in the grass outside second turn.

Safety crews were immediately on the scene and all drivers, including Fontaine, were reported okay. Their racecars, however, were not.
Fontaine was credited with 21st position in the race. He is currently ninth in the ASASAT points race after two of 17 races.
"We were disappointed about the car, the results. The qualifying went good. We can be proud of that. All the guys can be proud of the qualifying and how safe they built the car for me so I didn't get hurt," Fontaine said, continuing, "It was just a racing deal."
Fans across the country will be able to catch the action from the Watermelon 100 RC / MoonPie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour event beginning on May 7th at 8pm on SPORTSOUTH and other major networks across the country. Check local listings for a schedule for your area and be sure to stay tuned to www.asasoutheast.com or chrisfontaine.com for full details on the broadcast package for the ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour.
Fontaine Looking Forward to Saturday's First Ever Televised ASASAT Race in Cordele, GA
Chris Fontaine and team will be racing the Glenden Enterprises #47 Ford Fusion in the ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour's first televised race this Saturday at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, GA.
"I look forward to being able to go home and watch it," Fontaine said, continuing, "I think we have one of the best looking cars, and one of the best looking crews. We want to present ourselves as professional as we can to get the most coverage."
The televised event at Watermelon Capital Speedway will be the first of at least ten races that will be seen in a one-hour, tape-delayed format on several cable networks throughout the southeast and the rest of the country.
America One network along with Rick Benjamin's Visioncast, Inc. and Carolinas Production Group Inc. are producing and distributing the coverage. The coverage includes more than 160 individual broadcast affiliates. America One's programming is available in over 60% of the United States and Puerto Rico via broadcast stations and regional cable sports networks. For a list of local stations and cable networks broadcasting the race, go to www.americaone.com. The race will also be on DirectTV and Dishnetwork.
"We had a good first race finishing fourth, and it is the first top five of the year for us. I believe we can carry that momentum into Cordele where we had some success last year. An early incident messed the car up, but we still finished sixth. We had a winning car, but that incident messed us up," Fontaine said, continuing, "It will be my second time at the track and hopefully there will be no more surprises. We are going to get there a few days early and test and see how fast we can get."
Last year, Fontaine and the team finished the season in the ASALMS South points in fifth place and third in the rookie points. Fontaine is currently fourth in the points in the ASASAT series after their inaugural race at Mobile,AL last month.
Round number two of the RC Cola / Moon Pie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour will be on Saturday, April 5th, at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, GA. Pit Gates open at 11:30am with practice commencing at 1:45pm. Qualifying is slated for 6:30pm with the 100-lap feature scheduled for 8:30pm.
If you would like more information regarding the event, please visit the official website of ASA SAT at www.asasoutheast.com.
For more on Chris Fontaine and the Chris Fontaine Racing Team, go to chrisfontaine.com.
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Lights, Camera, Action! RC / MoonPie ASA SAT Ready for Your TV
Second Event of Season at Watermelon Capital Speedway on Tap to be First TV Race
Athens Ga (March 28, 2008) – NASCAR had all the cards in their favor when ABC broadcasted the first flag-to-flag coverage of the Daytona 500 in 1979, a Northeast snow storm, a great race, a last-lap crash and, of course, the fight between the Allisons and Cale Yarborough.
Now the RC Cola / MoonPie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour hopes to break similar ground, but for short track racing, when they host their first televised event, on Saturday, April 5th, at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, GA. The buzz surrounding the exclusive TV package has many drivers excited about racing in Cordele and getting additional exposure in front of a national audience.
The televised event at Watermelon Capital Speedway will be the first of at least ten races that will be seen in a one-hour, tape-delayed format on several cable networks throughout the southeast and the rest of the country. The RC Cola / MoonPie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour television package is all part of the Road to Nashville”promotion, which will feature prizes for fans surrounding the All American 400 weekend on November 1st and 2nd at the Music City Motorplex, which will feature ASA SAT and the CRA Super Series.
After drawing nearly 40 cars at the series inaugural event at Mobile International Speedway on March 22nd, the first TV event is expected to draw even more of a crowd of competition.
America One network along with Rick Benjamin's Visioncast, Inc. and Carolinas Production Group Inc. are producing and distributing the coverage. The coverage includes more than 160 individual broadcast affiliates. America One's programming is available in over 60% of the United States and Puerto Rico via broadcast stations and regional cable sports networks. More information is available at www.americaone.com.
The ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour will visit six southern states featuring the best late model racers in exciting door-to-door action. All events are 100 green-flag laps.
Round number two of the RC Cola / MoonPie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour will be on Saturday, April 5th, at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, GA. Pit Gates open at 11:30am with practice commencing at 1:45pm. Qualifying is slated for 6:30pm with the 100-lap feature scheduled for 8:30pm. If you would like more information regarding the event, please visit the official website of ASA SAT at www.asasoutheast.com.
For more media inquiries, sponsorship and promotional information regarding the ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour, contact Stan Narrison at (678) 373-9851 and be sure to visit www.asasoutheastasphalttour.com for all ASA Southeast Tour news. For technical and rule information, call Micky Cain at (678) 373-9851.
To learn more of the Daytona Beach, Florida-based Racing Speed Associates or the American Speed Association Racing Member Track program, call (386) 258-2221 or send an e-mail to info@asa-racing.com. For news and information from racetracks and regional tours involved in the American Speed Association, visit www.asaracing.com.
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Stan Narrison American Speed Association Southeast Asphalt Tour
RC / MoonPie ASA SAT Announces Major Television Affiliate
Series TV Debut from Cordele to be Seen in 20 Million More Households
The Southeast’s newest and fastest growing Late Model series, the RC Cola / MoonPie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour, has announced it has reached a television distribution agreement for the new season with the America One Television Network, reaching some 20 million households in the Southeast and across the US.
“We’re thrilled to be able to add our ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour event coverage to America One’s lineup of major sports properties starting in April,” stated Rick Benjamin, play by play host for the ASA’s televised events. “We will take short track stock car fans inside the pit wall and up close on the race track starting in just a few weeks to showcase some of the sport’s rising stars in what I know will be incredibly intense action,” Benjamin added.
The ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour’s inaugural season began on Saturday, March 22nd at Mobile International Speedway in Alabama with North Carolina’s Preston Peltier scoring the victory. The Tour’s television package begins with the next event, on Saturday, April 5th at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, GA. In all, at least ten ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour events will be televised in a tape-delayed, one-hour format this season. Benjamin’s Visioncast, Inc. and Carolinas Production Group Inc. are producing and distributing the coverage.
America One’s coverage includes more than 160 individual broadcast affiliates. Other major sports in America One’s lineup include the, FIM Motocross, Aston Villa Soccer, professional boxing and MMA (mixed martial arts), and action sports. America One’s programming is available in over 60% of the United States and Puerto Rico via broadcast stations and regional cable sports networks. More information is available at www.americaone.com.
The America One affiliation is a key part of a multi-network distribution package that will showcase the new ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour in more than 50,000,000 television households in the Southeast and across the US beginning in April.
The ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour will visit six southern states featuring the best late model racers in exciting door to door action. All events are 100 green flag laps.
Round number two of the RC Cola / MoonPie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour will come on Saturday, April 5th, at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, GA. Pit Gates open at 11:30am with practice commencing at 1:45pm. Qualifying is slated for 6:30pm with the 100-lap feature scheduled for 8:30pm. If you would like more information regarding the event, please visit the official website of ASA SAT at www.asasoutheast.com.
For more media inquiries, sponsorship and promotional information regarding the ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour, contact Stan Narrison at (678) 373-9851 and be sure to visit www.asasoutheastasphalttour.com for all ASA Southeast Tour news. For technical and rule information, call Micky Cain at (678) 373-9851.
To learn more of the Daytona Beach, Florida-based Racing Speed Associates or the American Speed Association Racing Member Track program, call (386) 258-2221 or send an e-mail to info@asa-racing.com. For news and information from racetracks and regional tours involved in the American Speed Association, visit www.asaracing.com.
CHRIS FONTAINE FINISHES FOURTH IN THE ASA SOUTHEAST ASPHALT TOUR OPENER AT MOBILE ON MARCH 22
Chris Fontaine worked his way through a caution-filled race at Mobile International Speedway this weekend to finish fourth.
He had qualified 26th in a tight 36-car field, with all but one car qualifying in the 17 second bracket, to start the inaugural ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour race.
"It is a very fast track", Fontaine said.
The many cautions, caused by wrecks and cars going over the edge of the wall less corners stretched the 100 lap race to several hours.
"We might have had a gallon left," Chris Fontaine Racing Crew chief Kevin Ingram said after the race.
Chris Fontaine's 47F was second to qualify for the inagural ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour race at Mobile International Speedway

Chris is introduced during Driver Introductions

Fontaine makes a pass in the corner

Fontaine manuevers through a accident

Another car goes over the turn one edge at Mobile
CHRIS FONTAINE TO RUN FIRST ASA SOUTHEAST ASPHALT TOUR RACE THIS WEEKEND AT MOBILE,AL
Chris Fontaine and team will be competing in the ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour race at Mobile International Speedway this Saturday, March 22nd. It will be his first race in the new series, which is part of the original ASA Racing series out
of Daytona Beach,FL.
"Our main goal is to try and establish that we can run up front in this new series. We want to figure out which combination of engine package is going to work and be the best. And, so we have a couple of goals to figure out. We just want to finish well and learn as much as we can," Fontaine said.
"We have been to the track before. It will be our second time there, so that won't be a new surprise. We are just looking forward to getting racing again, and getting a new season off to a good start," he said.
CHRIS FONTAINE'S #47 GETS FIFTH PLACE AS BEST APPEARING RACECAR OF THE YEAR
IN SPEED51.COM'S 51'S 2007 SHORT TRACK AWARDS
Chris Fontaine's flamed #47 ASA Late Model took home the fifth place spot in the best appearing racecar category of SPEED51.COM's 2007 51's Short Track Awards.
The selections are based on fan votes made online over a one-month period.
For more on the 51's go to speed51.com.
CHRIS FONTAINE TO RUN ASA SOUTHEAST ASPHALT TOUR FOR 2008
Chris Fontaine and team are taking on a new challenge for the 2008 racing season by moving to the new ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour. Their first race will be at Mobile International Speedway on Saturday, March 22nd.
"Mainly the TV coverage we are going to get," Fontaine said of his reason for switching to the new series.
Ten races will be televised via tape delay across the United States via a network of leading sports channels on both cable and satellite.
The Tour consists of 15 points races covering a six state area, at several historic race tracks .
"Eighty percent of the tracks we got to run last year, so, hopefully the new track issue won't be as much. We are working with all the same people this year so everybody should know how to work together, and we are going to try and put a championship season together," Fontaine said.
The schedule begins at Mobile International Speedway Saturday, March 22nd. The track, which is based in the heart of the Deep South racing community, draws some of the best drivers from around the Southeast. This Fast oval has seen great races over the years and the inaugural Southeast Asphalt Tour 100 lap Event is posed to be one of the finest.
The series also includes a unique points program that is divided into three five race points segments that are geographically grouped. For those who want to travel to all the races, there is also an overall points payout.
"It is great, first we have got to put together wins and wins will turn into a championship. So one race at a time, and that is how we are going to go into it," Fontaine said.
The new ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour is similar to the old ASA National Tour, which helped launch many careers in the world of NASCAR, including Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Alan Kulwicki, Dick Trickle, Jimmie Johnson, David Regan and Reed Sorenson, and made stars of short track legends such as Butch Miller, Mike Eddy, Bob Senneker and Gary St. Amant.
For more information on the ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour go to http://www.asasoutheastasphalttour.com/.
FONTAINE RACES TO A 5TH PLACE FINISH IN THE LEROY PORTER AACS 125
After qualifying eighth to start the Leroy Porter AACS 125 at Desoto Superspeedway on Saturday, February 23, Chris Fontaine raced the Glenden Enterprises Ford Fusion #47 to a fifth place finish.
The rain-shortened practice session did not give the team enough practice to perfect the setup.
It was a tight qualifying field for the start of the race with only 0.20 separating Fontaine from the pole.
At the start of the race, Fontaine was on the outside and got locked into a five-lap side by side battle with the #10 car before getting shuffled back to the 10th spot.
The #47 and #10 continued to bump and rub until on lap 88 the #10 got loose in turns 3 and 4 and slid into the wall.
On the restart on lap 92 Fontaine was in the seventh position.
On lap 124 the two cars in front of Fontaine got together in turns three and four and spun.
Fontaine went between them and moved into the fifth spot and held onto it for the green-white-checker finish.



CHRIS FONTAINE TO RUN DESOTO SUPERSPEEDWAY SEASON OPENER
THIS SATURDAY IN THE LEROY PORTER ICEBREAKER AACS125
This weekend Chris Fontaine and team are going to Desoto Superspeedway in Bradenton,FL to try to repeat the dominating victory he won there in the track's 2004 season opener. That race he led the majority of the 125 laps and finished several seconds ahead of the second place car.
"I am looking forward to getting to race at Desoto again. We are going to go down there and try to get a win and have a good,dominant run," Fontaine said.
"I hope to start off there better than we did at Lakeland," he said of last month's Speedfest at USA Speedway.
Chris Fontaine started the Glenden Enterprises #47 Ford Fusion in the 8th spot for the 100-lap ASA Crate Late Model Challenge between the North and the South’s top 20 cars.
On lap 59, after working his way into the fifth spot, Fontaine crashed hard into the turn-one wall after contact with Michael Pilla.
Fontaine was credited with 15th in the final standings.
"We are going somewhere that we have had better success in the past and we hope for the best," Fontaine said.
Fontaine got 2 wins in 2004 and 2 wins in 2006 in the AACS series at Desoto. He finished 2nd in points in the track's AACS series in 2006.
"We want to pick up where we left off," he said.
WHILE RUNNING 5TH FONTAINE AND PILLA MAKE CONTACT PUTTING FONTAINE INTO THE WALL
Fontaine gets under Morris in turn two on lap 40.
The two got into a lap-long drag race, running side-by-side down the backstretch, through turns three and four, and down the front.
Fontaine took the advantage in turn two to take the fifth spot.
During his rookie season on the ASA Late Model Series circuit in 2007, Chris Fontaine finished fifth overall in the standings.
While most racers would consider that a successful season, the Lakeland native was not satisfied with his finish.
"Overall, it looked all right," said Fontaine of his freshman season. "We were disappointed with it. We want to win some races and win the championship."
Fontaine, 26, will have his first opportunity to chase a checkered flag this weekend during Speedfest 2008 at USA International Speedway in Lakeland.
"We're going to try to go for the pole and go for the win and see how it turns out," Fontaine said.
Fontaine will participate in the South ASA Crate Late Model 25 on Friday night and attempt to race his way in to the Crate Late Model Challenge 100 on Saturday night.
"I like the track because it's my hometown track but it's one that I haven't had the success at that I'm looking for," Fontaine said. "We think that we finally have a car that can put us up front and contend for the win."
A strong finish at USA Speedway would give Fontaine momentum going into the season. Fontaine has practiced and tested at USA Speedway recently in hopes of performing well during the ASA season opener.
"We think we can do better and we're looking to prove that," Fontaine said. "I think we established that we can be a team that can run up front and we just have to put together the finishes to prove it."
Fontaine isn't the only local racer hoping to do well at Speedfest. Kevin Macy (Bartow), Steve Smith (Lakeland), Wayne Morris (Mulberry) and Travis Wilson (Bartow) are expected to compete with Fontaine in the Late Model division, while George Crenshaw (Lakeland) is entered to compete in the Super Late Model division against a group that includes NASCAR drivers Kyle Busch and David Stremme.
The NOS Energy Drink 200 presented by Goodyear will be the second main event race during Speedfest on Saturday night, starting immediately after the Crate Late Model Challenge 100, and will showcase the Super Late Models.
Busch has tested at USA Speedway several times in the past few weeks, as well as at Daytona International Speedway, and may be a force to reckon with on the 3/4-mile oval.
Busch will drive his own Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota for the Speedfest event.
The gate opens at 3:30 p.m. today for practice, which will last until 8 p.m., with divisions switching out every 30 minutes.
On Friday, the grandstands open at 1 p.m., which also marks the start of practice, which runs until 4 p.m. Super Late Model qualifying begins at 5 p.m., with the South qualifying first. The South will also qualify first in the Crate Late Models, which begins at 6:15 p.m. pre-race ceremonies kick off at 7:30 p.m.
The green flag drops for the South ASA Crate Model 25 at 8 p.m., followed immediately by the North ASA Crate Late Model 25, the South Super Late Model 100, then the North Super Late Model 100.
On Saturday, the grandstands open at 2 p.m. Practice runs from 2-3:30 p.m., followed by a tire scuff session for all cars at 4:30 p.m. Qualifying for remaining cars will be at 5:30 p.m.
The on-track autograph session is slated for 6:30 p.m., followed by pre-race ceremonies at 7:30 p.m. and Last Chance races. The Crate Late Model Challenge 100 is scheduled for an 8 p.m. start, followed by the Speedfest Super Late Model NOS Energy Drink 200.
Thursday's practice sessions are free to the public, but pit admission is $25. For Friday and Saturday, frontstretch tickets are $30, backstretch tickets are $20 and children under 10 are admitted for $10. Pit admission for Friday and Saturday is $35.
Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster or by calling 1-800-984-RACE.