Posted by Rusty RaeMarch 31, 2009
Patrick Dempsey
SEATTLE, Wa — Perhaps it is a scene out of a television pilot, but actor Patrick Dempsey (at right), who stars as Dr. Derek Shepherd (aka Dr. Mc Dreamy) on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy will get a shot at the grand old dame of racing, the 24 hours of Le Mans when the green flag drops this June as a part of the Seattle Advanced Engineering team which was just invited to join the party as the result of the withdrawal of The Gigawave Motorsport Ltd Aston Martin DBR9 from the event.
In compliance with the ACO regulations the place left vacant by the Aston Martin’s withdrawal goes to the first reserve car on the list of invitations, no matter what its category: namely, the Ferrari 430 GT (LM GT2) entered by the Seattle Advanced Engineering team.
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