Dempsey returns to racing in the ‘Back on Track’ docuseries

Actor Patrick Dempsey’s return to racing is documented in a new four-part series entitled ‘Back on Track’.

Developed by longtime RACER employee Bobby Akin’s Mechanical Rabbit Productions team, the docuseries is the latest racing project from former RACER columnist Dempsey and takes viewers behind the scenes as he takes on the Porsche Endurance Challenge North America in his Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport.

“This was an exciting project to work on,” said Patrick Dempsey. “I really enjoyed reuniting with Patrick Long. We 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 racing season, starting at COTA and stopping at Road America and Sonoma before returning to COTA for a six-hour endurance race finale.

Dempsey’s racing achievements include a second-place finish in the GTE Am class at Le Mans in 2015 and a third-place finish in the GT class at the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 2011. Long, a fellow Porsche ambassador, has a rich racing career that included victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Rolex 24 in Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring.

Back on Track also features drift and rallycross legend Tanner Foust, who made his debut in a sanctioned sports car series.

Episode 1 of Back on Track can be found hereor below. Episodes 2, 3 and 4 will be available on Hagerty’s YouTube channel and Samsung TV+ channels (2545 in the US, 1195 in Canada) on November 18, November 25 and December 5, respectively.