Actor Patrick Dempsey heads for Texas as his passion for car racing rolls on.
Dempsey is set to race Saturday in the Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of The Americas in Austin. The 2-hour, 45-minute race is the penultimate round of the inaugural IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship.
He formed Dempsey Racing in 2002 and had his first competitive driving experience in 2004. Dempsey made his debut in the GT series in 2007. Since then he's tried to balance the commitment of racing weekends with an active acting career that included movie roles in "Enchanted," and "Freedom Writers."
Dempsey and teammate Andrew Davis are coming off their first podium finish in the revamped sports car series after taking third in August at Virginia International Raceway.
