The actor, known for the hit TV series 'Grey's Anatomy' and his film work, made his racing return competing in a new Porsche endurance series this year.
Patrick Dempsey got into racing in a big way. By 2015, he was essentially a full-time driver running the full World Endurance Championship in a Porsche 911 RSR, racking up a podium at Le Mans and a class win at Fuji that year. But, life, as it so often does, intervened. After that year, he walked away from both his career-defining role on Grey’s Anatomy and racing to focus on other projects and his young family.
The Porsche Endurance Challenge North America was an ideal series for his return, with three hour-long, two-driver races and the aforementioned six hours at COTA. Each is attached to a Porsche Sprint Cup weekend, opening up further opportunities to get on the grid. Photo by: Porsche Motorsport His only gripe is that there’s a long break between race weekends, so getting back up to speed can be tricky. Being slow the first time out is often “demoralizing.
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