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Pierre Bourque
Bourque's 2010 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series car
Ottawa City Councillor for By-Rideau Ward
In office
February 1991 – December 1991
Preceded byMarc Laviolette
Succeeded byRichard Cannings
Personal details
Born (1958-10-07) October 7, 1958 (age 66)
Residence(s)Ottawa, Ontario
ProfessionJournalist, race car driver
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Best finish101st (2009)
First race2009 Power Stroke Diesel 200 (IRP)
Last race2009 Lucas Oil 200 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Canada Series career
33 races run over 6 years
2011 position28th
Best finish15th (2010)
First race2006 Griddly Headz 100 (Edmonton)
Last race2011 Wild Wing 300 (Barrie)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 4 0
Statistics current as of June 17, 2012.

Pierre Bourque (born October 7, 1958), a journalist and former politician in Ottawa, Ontario,[1] operates the online news aggregator site Bourque Newswatch (Newswatch).

Politician

In March 1991, Bourque was appointed to Ottawa City Council and the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton to fill a vacancy after Marc Laviolette became mayor, but lost to Richard Cannings in the election of that November.[2] He ran then for Parliament in the 1993 Canadian election as a Liberal candidate in the Montreal riding of Rosemont, and lost to Bloc Québécois candidate Benoît Tremblay.[2] He subsequently ran for Ottawa city council again in 1994, but was not elected.[2]

In 2001, the Ryerson Review of Journalism (RRJ) criticized Bourque and Newswatch. RRJ said Bourque had not written some of his books but only acted as a researcher. In addition, many of Newswatch's breaking stories had often been inaccurate. RRJ also reported that, despite Bourque's web traffic claims, a random sample indicated that Canadian Internet users had not visited the Newswatch site and that no major Canadian journalist used Newswatch as a source.[2]

Newswatch has also been criticized for allowing advertisers to purchase headlines and to "torque" them to highlight a positive news story about itself or a negative story about an opponent.[1]

Racing driver

Bourque has been a race car driver in the NASCAR Busch East Series and NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.[3]

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.)

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide 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 35 NNSC Pts
2010 Specialty Racing 61 Ford DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV
DNQ 		ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM 153th -

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World 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 NCWTC Pts
2007 Fast Track Racing 71 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP
36 		NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 115th 55
2009 Fast Track Racing 48 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI CHI IOW
29 		GTW NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 101st 76

Rolex Sports Car Series

Grand Touring

(key) Bold – Pole Position. (Overall Finish/Class Finish).

Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series GT results
Year Team No. Engine Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Pts
2007 The Racer's Group 67 Pontiac 5.0L V8 Porsche GT3 Cup DAY
(28/12) 		MEX HOM VIR LGA WGL MDO DAY IOW BAR MON WGL INF MIL 119th 19

References

  1. ^ a b Cheadle, Bruce (January 15, 2007). "How much for a friendly headline?". Globe and Mail. p. A7. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
  2. ^ a b c d Heller, Joshua (Summer 2001). "The Wrong Man". Ryerson Review of Journalism. School of Journalism, Ryerson University. Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  3. ^ "Pierre Bourque". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
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