"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 A driver's run, there was no rubber on the road, so we asked them to conserve the engine, and B driver was able to produce a good time. The road temperature was unexpectedly high, so the time was not as good as during the public practice, but we are still in pole position. The fuel consumption is also perfect, so we plan to drive while monitoring the situation around us during the race," 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, a 3-hour endurance race called "Joy Tai" was held for teams that did not qualify for the 7-hour endurance race after the official qualifying session. Only 9 teams made it to the grid.
In the early stages, the #63 D-GLATT Airs EG6, starting from pole position, was leading the race, but slowed down on the 24th lap before the first pit stop. Despite blowing white smoke, the car managed to make it back to the pit, but ultimately retired due to an engine blow. Taking over the lead was the #17 Hallman S2000WITHME, but they had to pit with only 35 minutes remaining. During this time, the #78 Cars Hitachi Minami Car Tech Civic took the lead and crossed the finish line first. They successfully achieved their goal of winning the 3-hour endurance race. "We were aiming for the 3-hour endurance race from the beginning. Some of our team members were making their race debut, and there were physical and other circumstances... I'm happy that we were able to win as planned," commented the team. The #30 Nishikawada Automobile & Mib Auto EK9 finished in 2nd place, about 50 seconds behind, and the #10 M Sports Aoi SMC Trueno finished in 3rd place, one lap behind.
The #17 Hallman S2000WITHME, which briefly led the race, finished in 4th place.