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Posted: 10:11 AM- Actor Patrick Dempsey will debut his #40 Hyper Sport Mazda RX-8 in the GT class of the Grand-Am Rolex Car Series on Sept. 15.
The race is presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve in the Sunchaser 1000 at Miller Motorsports Parke in Tooele.
Dempsey will drive solo in the 45-minute Mazda MX-5 Cup sprint race but will have teammates Joe Foster and Charles Espenlaub co-drive in the RX-8.
Other actors will also be present. Ian Ziering and Frankie Muniz will make guest driving appearances, although Muniz has given up acting to pursue a racing career full-time. He spent the 2007 season racing in the Cooper Tires Champ Car Atlantic Championship.
