Tunjo Claims Pole for Airbnb Endurance Challenge Debut

Oscar Tunjo will lead the field to the green flag for the inaugural IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge at Sebring International Raceway after securing the pole in the No. 1 Gebhardt Motorsports USA Duqueine D08 Nissan.

Tunjo was dominant in qualifying, posting a fast lap of 1:58.274 around the 3.74-mile, 17-turn road course.

Shortly after the start of the session, light rain began to fall intermittently around the track, but some wet patches from an earlier afternoon shower proved to be more challenging.

Tunjo, who was the fastest qualifier for both of the VP Racing SportsCar Challenge races in the season-opening event at Daytona International Speedway, never relinquished his spot at the top of the charts during Saturday’s 15-minute qualifying session.

His lap was 1.539 seconds quicker than Lincoln Day’s lap of 1:59.813 in the No. 95 Toney Driver Development Ligier JS P325 Toyota.

Brian Thienes was the top qualifier among Bronze-rated drivers and will roll off third with a qualifying lap of 2:02.112 in the No. 77 Forte Racing Ligier.

With two drivers per car required for the Airbnb Endurance Challenge events, sharing seat time with Tunjo will be 2025 VP Racing SportsCar Challenge LMP3 champion Valentino Catalano.

Sunday’s two-hour IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge at Sebring will take the green flag at 10:55 a.m. ET and streams globally on the IMSA Official YouTube channel.

RESULTS: Qualifying