Yahoo Autos Dempsey returns to racing in ‘Back on Track’ docuseries
Actor Patrick Dempsey’s return to racing is being documented in a new four-parts series titled ‘Back on Track’.
The docuseries, developed by longtime RACER collaborator Bobby Akin’s Mechanical Rabbit Productions team, is the latest racing project from former RACER columnist Dempsey, and takes viewers behind the scenes as he tackles the Porsche Endurance Challenge North America in his Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport.
“This has been an exciting project to work on,” said Patrick Dempsey. “I have really enjoyed reuniting with Patrick Long. We’ve had a great season and hope to finish strong in Austin.”
The docuseries follows Dempsey and teammate Long’s No.98 Wright Motorsports Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport through the 2024 race season, beginning at COTA and making stops at Road America and Sonoma before returning to COTA for a six-hour endurance race as the finale.
Dempsey’s racing achievements include a second place in the GTE Am class at Le Mans in 2015, and third in the GT class at the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 2011. Long, a fellow Porsche ambassador, has a rich racing career that includes wins a 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Rolex 24 at Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring.
Back on Track also features drift and rallycross legend Tanner Foust, who was making his debut in a sanctioned sports car series.
Episode 1 of Back on Track can be found here, or below. Episodes 2, 3 and 4 will be available on Hagerty’s YouTube channel and Samsung TV+ channels (2545 in the U.S., 1195 in Canada) on November 18, November 25 and December 5, respectively.
