of the race. However, starting lap eight, the Oldsmobile Aurora V8 in Bourbonnais' Dallara IR7 blew. As he stopped down the backstretch his stop caused a yellow flag. In 1998 Bourbonnais made a second attempt at the Indy 500 with BLueprint Racing. Struggling for speed the Canadian had to qualify on Bump day in order to make the race. Bourbonnais (and also Lyn St. James and Dan Drinan) failed to beat Johnny Unser's time to make the race. Post-single-seater racing career Besides single-seaters, Bourbonnais has raced in sportscars and GT's. In 1998 the Canadian joined Mike Davies and Bill Dollahite to race a Ferrari 333 SP in the 6 hours of Watkins Glen. The mainly amateur based team finished on an impressive tenth place overall, eighth in class. For 2000 Bourbonnais joined Philip Creighton Motorsports at the Grand-Am race at Trois-Rivieres. Together with teammate Scott Schubot the team finished fourth overall in a Lola B2K/10. In 2003 Bourbonnais returned for a one-off in the Trans-Am Series. Bourbonnais replaced Paul Gentilozzi at Rocketsports Racing for the race at Trois-Rivieres. The Canadian rookie qualified his Jaguar XKR in third place, finishing the race in fifth. Political career In 2018 he began a career in politics by being a candidate for the Coalition Avenir Québec during the 2018 Quebec general election in Vaudreuil (provincial electoral district) where he finished 2nd. Racing record SCCA National Championship Runoffs Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) 24 Hours of Le Mans results American open–wheel racing results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Toyota Atlantic Championship CART Indy Lights Indy Racing League References External links Driver Database Profile Official Website 1965 births Racing drivers from Quebec Living people Champ Car drivers Indianapolis 500 drivers IndyCar Series drivers Indy Lights drivers Atlantic Championship drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers International Formula 3000 drivers British Formula 3000 Championship drivers Trans-Am Series drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers SCCA National Championship Runoffs winners