Nojiri and Fukuzumi finished third on the road in a race marred, and ultimately cut short, by the huge crash involving Nissan driver Mitsunori Takaboshi along the start/finish straight on lap 59 of 100.
However, with both of the two leading cars - the SARD Toyota and #37 TOM'S Toyota - earning penalties, ARTA ended up scoring a first victory of the season for both the team and Honda when attempts to restart the 450km race in earnest following Takaboshi's accident came to naught.
