"Joy TAI" official qualifying was hit by intense heat from the morning, and as the temperature rose, the road surface temperature also rose rapidly. Each class was divided and the A drivers entered the time attack. Many teams had their best times recorded by A drivers, but the #15 Blaze Sims BS Impreza, which read the road conditions well, recorded the best time of 2 minutes and 12.800 seconds by B driver Mikinori Sato, and successfully secured the pole position.

"We went according to plan. In the A driver's run, there was no rubber on the road, so we asked them to conserve the engine while the B driver put in a solid time. The road temperature was unexpectedly high, so the time was not as good as during the public practice, but we still got pole position. The fuel consumption is also perfect, so we plan to race while keeping an eye on the situation around us," said the team manager. On the other hand, C driver Yuichi Tsuruma's comment was full of determination, "I will go all out until my soul burns out!" The team atmosphere is also good, and it seems that they are coming together as one for the final race.

The #15 Blaze Sims BS Impreza in the A5 class took the top grid, followed by the #44 TM Nakayama WM Integra in second place and the #54 FTJB Elf Impreza in third place in the B4 and B5 classes, respectively. In the A3 class, which had the most entries with 34 cars, the #4 Uetake DLIDI Wako's Levin was the top finisher in 16th place overall.

In addition, on this day, after the official qualifying, a "JOY TAI" 3-hour endurance race was held for teams that could not advance to the 7-hour endurance race. Only 9 teams made it to the grid.
In the early stages, the 【#63 D-GLATT Airs EG6】 that started from pole position was leading the race, but on the 24th lap before the first pit stop, it slowed down. It blew white smoke and managed to return to the pit, but retired due to an engine blow. In its place, the 【#17 Hallman S2000WITHME】 took the lead, but it pitted with only 35 minutes remaining. During this time, the 【#78 Cars Hitachi Minami Car Tech Civic】 took the lead and crossed the finish line. They successfully won the 3-hour endurance race as planned. They commented, "We were aiming for the 3-hour endurance race from the beginning. There were also some people making their race debut, and there were physical and various other circumstances... I'm happy that we were able to win as planned." In 2nd place, about 50 seconds behind, was the 【#30 Nishikawada Automobile & Mib Auto EK9】, and in 3rd place, 1 lap behind, was the 【#10 M Sports Aoi SMC Trueno】.
The 【#17 Hallman S2000WITHME】 that briefly led the race finished in 4th place.