The first to take the lead was the 【#15 Blaze Sims BS Impreza】 starting from pole position. Following closely behind was the 【#83 BP ADVAN NSX】 starting from 4th on the grid, with the 【#54 FTJB elf Impreza】 and 【#44 TM Nakayama WM Integra】 in pursuit. The 【#15 Blaze Sims BS Impreza】 that took the lead on the opening lap seemed to be pulling away from the rest of the pack, but as the lapped cars started to come into play, the 【#83 BP ADVAN NSX】 closed in on the back of the 【#15 Blaze Sims BS Impreza】. Then, at the 5th corner braking, the 【#83 BP ADVAN NSX】 took the lead and continued to lead the race.

However, speed alone cannot win in this "JOY TAI". At the 2-hour mark, the 【#74 Honda Cars Narashino Suzuban Civic】 was in the lead. After that, the 【#18 Bambino Civic】 that had been consistently running in the 2 minute 30 second range while pitting once, jumped into the lead. Then, after 3 hours and 37 minutes, the 【#29 Garage FKSP MDL Civic】 rose to the top during refueling. The 【#62 DUNLOP Mecca EF9】 was about 20 seconds behind, and the 【#4 WETAKE DLIDI Wako's Levin】 was about 48 seconds behind. The 【#18 Bambino Civic】 finished refueling and returned to the course in 11th place, but during the third pit stop, they committed a penalty for exceeding the fueling area stay time and dropped in the rankings.

After 4 hours, dark clouds spread in the sky and rain is expected. At this point, the top position was held by [#4 Uetake DLIDI Wako's Levin], followed by [#82 Auto Shop KT Civic] with a gap of about 29 seconds. In third place was [#29 Garage FK SPMDL Civic], followed by [#88 WM-RUKINO Civic] one lap behind in fourth place.

At the remaining 1 hour mark, the top position is still held by [#4 Uetake DLIDI Wako's Levin], with [#82 Auto Shop KT Civic] following closely behind. However, at this point, rain starts to fall from the sky. The road becomes slippery and lap times start to decrease. Some cars go off course, but it becomes an easier situation in terms of fuel consumption.

And with less than 30 minutes remaining, the "Joy TAI" climax is reached with the light on display. The gap between the top runner [#4 Uetake DLIDI Wako's Levin] and second place [#82 Auto Shop KT Civic] is rapidly closing. The gap, which was once over 30 seconds, is quickly shrinking and with 15 minutes remaining, [#82 Auto Shop KT Civic] marks the best time despite the rain, closing the gap to 7.772 seconds. The battle between the escaping [#4 Uetake DLIDI Wako's Levin] and chasing [#82 Auto Shop KT Civic] has an unexpected ending. With only 12 minutes remaining, [#4 Uetake DLIDI Wako's Levin] slows down. They make it to the pit road entrance, but stop due to running out of gas. With this, [#82 Auto Shop KT Civic] takes the lead and crosses the finish line, winning the "Joy TAI" for the third time.
"We were also struggling with fuel efficiency, but it seems like other teams were also struggling due to the heat and rain. It truly became a blessing in disguise," said Katsu Tomizawa, who showed an amazing comeback at the end. "Both the drivers and the crew worked together to achieve this victory. It's a team effort," said Katsuo Hirayama. With a high winning rate of 3 out of 8 "Joy TAI" races, it was a race where the "Joy TAI" specialist team returned to the center of the podium.

The #62 DUNLOP MECCA EF9, which climbed up the rankings in the final stages of the race, finished in 2nd place, while the #18 BAMBINO CIVIC finished in 3rd place and made it to the podium.