Oscar Tunjo in the #1 Duqueine P3 for Gebhardt Intralogistics Motorsports and Westin Workman in the #8 Toyota Supra GSX for Rafa Racing scored their respective season-opening class victories to kick off the VP Racing Fuels SportsCar Challenge campaign at Daytona on Saturday.

Tunjo led all but one lap of the race, briefly relinquishing the top spot to Brady Golan in the #30 Toney Driver Development P3. Tunjo quickly reclaimed the lead and pulled clear of Golan and teammate Danny Soufi to secure the top step of the prototype podium.

In the GSX class, Workman built a sizeable advantage en route to a comfortable victory, earning his first VP SportsCar Challenge win with Rafa Racing. The Toyota Development driver will look to continue his momentum next weekend when he competes in two rounds of the Mazda MX-5 Cup season opener at Daytona.

The story of the race, however, was the intense battle for the remaining podium positions.

As noted, Brady Golan, Danny Soufi, and Lincoln Day spent much of the race trading positions, with the most notable battle coming between Soufi and Day. The pair engaged in a hard-fought yet respectful duel in the closing laps, with Soufi ultimately holding off Day to secure a podium finish, giving Gebhardt two podium results in the team’s first race back.

In GSX, a pair of Porsche 718 GT4s were locked in a close battle, with Isameel Ellahi in the #25 CSM entry and Justin Di Benedetto in the #4 Porsche for his family-run team swapping positions throughout the race. Di Benedetto gained an early spot to move into second, but Ellahi kept the gap tight and ultimately regained the position to finish second, earning a podium in his first race at Daytona.

The final race of the VP Racing Fuels SportsCar Challenge weekend is set for Sunday, January 18, at 1:20 p.m. ET, with live coverage on Peacock.