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Calculated Shard: 131 (from laksa057)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa131.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://frontstretch.com/2026/03/08/valentino-catalano-oscar-tunjo-win-airbnb-challenge-at-sebring/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://frontstretch.com/2026/03/08/valentino-catalano-oscar-tunjo-win-airbnb-challenge-at-sebring/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/2026\/03\/08\/valentino-catalano-oscar-tunjo-win-airbnb-challenge-at-sebring\/","crawl_time":1776190134,"first_indexed_time":1772990454,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,frontstretch!\/2026\/03\/08\/valentino-catalano-oscar-tunjo-win-airbnb-challenge-at-sebring\/ s443","src_root_hash":"4405368391916490531","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Valentino Catalano, Oscar Tunjo Win Airbnb Challenge at Sebring","meta_descriptions":["Trouble in the final minutes gave GEBHARDT Intralogistics Motorsports the inaugural IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge win at Sebring."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"GEBHARDT Intralogistics Motorsports’\nValentino Catalano\ntook the lead with four minutes to go Sunday (March 8) when Toney Driver Development’s\nWyatt Brichacek\nsuddenly slowed on course. From there, Catalano was able to hold on to win the first-ever IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge event at Sebring International Raceway with teammate\nOscar Tunjo\n.\n“I’m very happy with the result today,” Tunjo said on the podium. “We were a bit unlucky with the drive-through [penalty] and we lost some places, but we did a mega job.”\nCatalano and Tunjo won the race by 1.112 seconds over Forte Racing’s\nPatrick Kujala\nand\nBrian Thienes\n. The second Toney entry of\nAri Balogh\nand\nGarret Grist\nwere third, then the second GEBHARDT entry of\nDanny Soufi\nand\nJake Williamson\n. Shopify Racing by TWOth Autosport’s\nNicole Havrda\nand\nTravis Hill\nwere fifth.\nTunjo started from the overall pole in his Duqueine M30-D08-Nissan.\nLincoln Day\ngot a bad start in his current-spec Ligier, but was able to regain second and keep pace with the current VP Racing SportsCar Challenge points leader.\nEffectively, Tunjo and Day were able to run away from the rest of the small field from the start. Tunjo opened a small gap, then lost that advantage.\nDay was able to get close enough 20 minutes into the race to attempt to make a move for the lead. That did not work out for the Toney Driver Development racer. A mistake allowed Tunjo to pull out a two-second advantage.\nAs the race reached halfway, Tunjo pulled out a lead of nine seconds. Day was the only driver within a minute of the lead.\nFurther back, Thienes led the Bronze Cup in his Ligier JS P325-Toyota for Forte Racing. He was able to slowly expand his advantage over Balogh in the second Toney entry.\nBehind Balogh, Havrda was able to move up to fifth overall and slowly reeled in Balogh, who was 12 seconds up the road.\nTunjo ran the first 63 minutes on one tank of fuel before pitting to hand over to Catalano. As compared to any other IMSA series, Airbnb Endurance Challenge has different pit rules, most notably a minimum pit lane time of 150 seconds. Fuel and tires have to be taken separately as well.\nDay had brought the No. 95 in a couple of laps prior to Tunjo in order to hand over to Brichacek. As a result, Catalano ended up with only a one-second advantage over the driver who swept COTA just last weekend.\nWyatt Brichacek Earns COTA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Sweep\nHowever, the race turned shortly afterwards. The GEBHARDT Intralogistics Motorsports team had an unsupervised tire during their pit stop. That resulted in Catalano having to serve a drive-through penalty.\nCatalano serving that penalty not only gave Brichacek the overall lead, but a huge advantage. However, that lead did not last long.\nJust as Catalano was serving his penalty, FASTMD Racing’s\nFarhan Siddiqi\nstalled his Duqueine just past pit out. That drew the race’s sole full course caution.\nThe field packed up for a restart with 37 minutes to go. Brichacek, now familiar with the Ligier JS P325-Toyota after his Austin adventure, managed to open up a big lead.\nMeanwhile, Catalano had to deal with a three-way fight for second with Kujala and Grist. That battling allowed Brichacek to pull out a six-second advantage.\nThe race appeared to be all but wrapped up for Brichacek when trouble broke out with four minutes to go. The No. 95 slowed suddenly exiting turn 1, allowing Catalano to take the overall lead.\nBrichacek was unable to drive his car back to the pits and ultimately pulled off at turn 14. He would be credited with a sixth-place finish.\nWith Brichacek’s issues, Catalano ended up with a small, but comfortable lead. He was able to hold on to take the overall win.\nKujala was not able to pull away from Grist in Bronze Cup. In the closing 10 minutes of the race, Grist tried to go to the outside of Kujala in Sunset Bend. However, he went a little too fast and lost time.\nThat was ultimately all that Kujala needed to open a small gap. With Brichacek’s issues, he was able to get up to second overall and take the Bronze Cup. The margin of victory was 3.456 seconds over Balogh and Grist.\nIMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge: Sebring Results\nNext up for the LMP3 teams will be a return to Circuit of the Americas. This time, they’ll be racing on the full 3.427-mile configuration as opposed to the short course.  They’ll be joined by a class of BMW M2 cars. That call was originally scheduled to debut in this event, but the debut was pushed back.\nThat race is scheduled for May 9 and will be streamed live on the\nIMSA Official YouTube channel\n.\nPhil Allaway\nPhil Allaway has three primary roles at\nFrontstretch\n. He's the manager of the site's FREE e-mail newsletter that publishes Monday-Friday and occasionally on weekends. He keeps TV broadcasters honest with weekly editions of\nCouch Potato Tuesday\nand serves as the site's\nSports Car racing\neditor.\nOutside of\nFrontstretch\n, Phil is the press officer for Lebanon Valley Speedway in West Lebanon, N.Y. He covers all the action on the high-banked dirt track from regular DIRTcar Modified racing to occasional visits from touring series such as the Super DIRTcar Series.","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/2026\/03\/08\/valentino-catalano-oscar-tunjo-win-airbnb-challenge-at-sebring\/#content \"Skip to content\")\n\n[![Frontstretch](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FSHeaderClear.png)](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/)\n\n[Menu](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/2026\/03\/08\/valentino-catalano-oscar-tunjo-win-airbnb-challenge-at-sebring\/)\n\nMenu\n\nMenu\n\n[Menu](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/2026\/03\/08\/valentino-catalano-oscar-tunjo-win-airbnb-challenge-at-sebring\/)\n\n[![Frontstretch](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FSHeaderClear.png)](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/ \"Frontstretch\")\n\nMenu\n\n[Menu](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/2026\/03\/08\/valentino-catalano-oscar-tunjo-win-airbnb-challenge-at-sebring\/)\n\n![Oscar Tunjo during qualifying for IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge at Daytona, 1\/17\/2026 (Photo: Phil Allaway)](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-daytona-vpsc-oscar-tunjo-car-phil-allaway.jpg)\n\n(Photo: Phil Allaway)\n\n# Valentino Catalano, Oscar Tunjo Win Airbnb Challenge at Sebring\nMarch 8, 2026\n\nby [Phil Allaway](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/author\/phila\/ \"View all posts by Phil Allaway\")\n\nGEBHARDT Intralogistics Motorsports’ [Valentino Catalano](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/valentino-catalano) took the lead with four minutes to go Sunday (March 8) when Toney Driver Development’s [Wyatt Brichacek](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/wyatt-brichacek) suddenly slowed on course. From there, Catalano was able to hold on to win the first-ever IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge event at Sebring International Raceway with teammate [Oscar Tunjo](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/oscar-tunjo).\n\n“I’m very happy with the result today,” Tunjo said on the podium. “We were a bit unlucky with the drive-through \\[penalty\\] and we lost some places, but we did a mega job.”\n\nCatalano and Tunjo won the race by 1.112 seconds over Forte Racing’s [Patrick Kujala](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/patrick-kujala) and [Brian Thienes](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/brian-thienes). The second Toney entry of [Ari Balogh](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/ari-balogh) and [Garret Grist](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/garret-grist) were third, then the second GEBHARDT entry of [Danny Soufi](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/danny-soufi) and [Jake Williamson](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/jake-williamson). Shopify Racing by TWOth Autosport’s [Nicole Havrda](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/nicole-havrda) and [Travis Hill](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/travis-hill) were fifth.\n\nTunjo started from the overall pole in his Duqueine M30-D08-Nissan. [Lincoln Day](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/lincoln-day) got a bad start in his current-spec Ligier, but was able to regain second and keep pace with the current VP Racing SportsCar Challenge points leader.\n\nEffectively, Tunjo and Day were able to run away from the rest of the small field from the start. Tunjo opened a small gap, then lost that advantage.\n\nDay was able to get close enough 20 minutes into the race to attempt to make a move for the lead. That did not work out for the Toney Driver Development racer. A mistake allowed Tunjo to pull out a two-second advantage.\n\nAs the race reached halfway, Tunjo pulled out a lead of nine seconds. Day was the only driver within a minute of the lead.\n\nFurther back, Thienes led the Bronze Cup in his Ligier JS P325-Toyota for Forte Racing. He was able to slowly expand his advantage over Balogh in the second Toney entry.\n\nBehind Balogh, Havrda was able to move up to fifth overall and slowly reeled in Balogh, who was 12 seconds up the road.\n\nTunjo ran the first 63 minutes on one tank of fuel before pitting to hand over to Catalano. As compared to any other IMSA series, Airbnb Endurance Challenge has different pit rules, most notably a minimum pit lane time of 150 seconds. Fuel and tires have to be taken separately as well.\n\nDay had brought the No. 95 in a couple of laps prior to Tunjo in order to hand over to Brichacek. As a result, Catalano ended up with only a one-second advantage over the driver who swept COTA just last weekend.\n\n![Wyatt Brichacek celebrates after winning IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Race No. 1 at Circuit of the Americas, 2\/28\/2026 (Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-cota-vpsc-wyatt-brichacek-trophy-courtesy-of-imsa-150x100.jpg)\n\n### Wyatt Brichacek Earns COTA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Sweep\n\nHowever, the race turned shortly afterwards. The GEBHARDT Intralogistics Motorsports team had an unsupervised tire during their pit stop. That resulted in Catalano having to serve a drive-through penalty.\n\nCatalano serving that penalty not only gave Brichacek the overall lead, but a huge advantage. However, that lead did not last long.\n\nJust as Catalano was serving his penalty, FASTMD Racing’s [Farhan Siddiqi](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/farhan-siddiqi) stalled his Duqueine just past pit out. That drew the race’s sole full course caution.\n\nThe field packed up for a restart with 37 minutes to go. Brichacek, now familiar with the Ligier JS P325-Toyota after his Austin adventure, managed to open up a big lead.\n\nMeanwhile, Catalano had to deal with a three-way fight for second with Kujala and Grist. That battling allowed Brichacek to pull out a six-second advantage.\n\nThe race appeared to be all but wrapped up for Brichacek when trouble broke out with four minutes to go. The No. 95 slowed suddenly exiting turn 1, allowing Catalano to take the overall lead.\n\nBrichacek was unable to drive his car back to the pits and ultimately pulled off at turn 14. He would be credited with a sixth-place finish.\n\nWith Brichacek’s issues, Catalano ended up with a small, but comfortable lead. He was able to hold on to take the overall win.\n\nKujala was not able to pull away from Grist in Bronze Cup. In the closing 10 minutes of the race, Grist tried to go to the outside of Kujala in Sunset Bend. However, he went a little too fast and lost time.\n\nThat was ultimately all that Kujala needed to open a small gap. With Brichacek’s issues, he was able to get up to second overall and take the Bronze Cup. The margin of victory was 3.456 seconds over Balogh and Grist.\n\n### [IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge: Sebring Results](https:\/\/imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com\/Results\/26_2026\/05_Sebring%20International%20Raceway\/01_IMSA%20AirBNB%20Endurance%20Challenge\/202603081055_Race\/03_Results_Race_Unofficial.PDF)\nNext up for the LMP3 teams will be a return to Circuit of the Americas. This time, they’ll be racing on the full 3.427-mile configuration as opposed to the short course. They’ll be joined by a class of BMW M2 cars. That call was originally scheduled to debut in this event, but the debut was pushed back.\n\nThat race is scheduled for May 9 and will be streamed live on the [IMSA Official YouTube channel](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@IMSAOfficial).\n\n[![Donate to Frontstretch](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/frontstretch-donate.avif)](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/donate)\n\n[![](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-Phil-Allaway-Headshot-Phil-Allaway-150x150.jpg)](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/author\/phila\/)\n\n##### [Phil Allaway](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/author\/phila\/)\nPhil Allaway has three primary roles at *Frontstretch*. He's the manager of the site's FREE e-mail newsletter that publishes Monday-Friday and occasionally on weekends. He keeps TV broadcasters honest with weekly editions of [Couch Potato Tuesday](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/category\/couch-potato-tuesday\/) and serves as the site's [Sports Car racing](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/category\/sports-cars\/) editor.\n\nOutside of *Frontstretch*, Phil is the press officer for Lebanon Valley Speedway in West Lebanon, N.Y. He covers all the action on the high-banked dirt track from regular DIRTcar Modified racing to occasional visits from touring series such as the Super DIRTcar Series.\n\nCategories [Airbnb Endurance Challenge News](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/articles\/sports-cars\/imsa\/airbnb-endurance-challenge\/airbnb-endurance-challenge-news\/), [Phil Allaway](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/articles\/phil-allaway\/), [Sports Cars](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/articles\/sports-cars\/)\n\nTags [Brian Thienes](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/tag\/brian-thienes\/), [Oscar Tunjo](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/tag\/oscar-tunjo\/), [Patrick Kujala](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/tag\/patrick-kujala\/), [Valentino Catalano](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/tag\/valentino-catalano\/), [Wyatt Brichacek](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/tag\/wyatt-brichacek\/)\n\n##### Latest Headlines\n[Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Struggles Early On, Improves Late at Bristol](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/2026\/04\/14\/fox-struggles-early-improves-late-bristol\/ \"couchpotatotuesday:foxstrugglesearlyonimproveslateatbristol\")\n\n[Holding a Pretty Wheel: When a NASCAR Feel-Good Story Doesn't Feel All That Good](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/2026\/04\/13\/when-nascar-feel-good-story-doesnt-feel-good\/ \"holdingaprettywheel:whenanascarfeel-goodstorydoesntfeelallthatgood\")\n\n[5 Points to Ponder: Kyle Larson Still Isn't the Same](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/2026\/04\/13\/kyle-larson-still-not-same\/ \"5pointstoponder:kylelarsonstillisntthesame\")\n\n[Stat Sheet: Breaking Down Ty Gibbs’ 1st Career Cup Series Win](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/2026\/04\/13\/breaking-down-ty-gibbs-first-career-cup-series-win\/ \"statsheet:breakingdowntygibbs1stcareercupserieswin\")\n\n[Up to Speed: William Byron's Bristol Disaster](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/2026\/04\/13\/william-byron-bristol-disaster\/ \"uptospeed:williambyronsbristoldisaster\")\n\n[NASCAR Kansas Entry Lists](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/2026\/04\/13\/nascar-kansas-entry-lists\/ \"nascarkansasentrylists\")\n\n##### Latest Comments\n1. daytight on [5 Points to Ponder: Kyle Larson Still Isn’t the Same](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/2026\/04\/13\/kyle-larson-still-not-same\/#comment-99789)\n2. daytight on [Holding a Pretty Wheel: When a NASCAR Feel-Good Story Doesn’t Feel All That Good](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/2026\/04\/13\/when-nascar-feel-good-story-doesnt-feel-good\/#comment-99788)\n3. daytight on [Holding a Pretty Wheel: When a NASCAR Feel-Good Story Doesn’t Feel All That Good](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/2026\/04\/13\/when-nascar-feel-good-story-doesnt-feel-good\/#comment-99787)\n4. 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From there, Catalano was able to hold on to win the first-ever IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge event at Sebring International Raceway with teammate [Oscar Tunjo](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/oscar-tunjo).\n\n“I’m very happy with the result today,” Tunjo said on the podium. “We were a bit unlucky with the drive-through \\[penalty\\] and we lost some places, but we did a mega job.”\n\nCatalano and Tunjo won the race by 1.112 seconds over Forte Racing’s [Patrick Kujala](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/patrick-kujala) and [Brian Thienes](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/brian-thienes). The second Toney entry of [Ari Balogh](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/ari-balogh) and [Garret Grist](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/garret-grist) were third, then the second GEBHARDT entry of [Danny Soufi](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/danny-soufi) and [Jake Williamson](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/jake-williamson). Shopify Racing by TWOth Autosport’s [Nicole Havrda](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/nicole-havrda) and [Travis Hill](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/travis-hill) were fifth.\n\nTunjo started from the overall pole in his Duqueine M30-D08-Nissan. [Lincoln Day](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/lincoln-day) got a bad start in his current-spec Ligier, but was able to regain second and keep pace with the current VP Racing SportsCar Challenge points leader.\n\nEffectively, Tunjo and Day were able to run away from the rest of the small field from the start. Tunjo opened a small gap, then lost that advantage.\n\nDay was able to get close enough 20 minutes into the race to attempt to make a move for the lead. That did not work out for the Toney Driver Development racer. A mistake allowed Tunjo to pull out a two-second advantage.\n\nAs the race reached halfway, Tunjo pulled out a lead of nine seconds. Day was the only driver within a minute of the lead.\n\nFurther back, Thienes led the Bronze Cup in his Ligier JS P325-Toyota for Forte Racing. He was able to slowly expand his advantage over Balogh in the second Toney entry.\n\nBehind Balogh, Havrda was able to move up to fifth overall and slowly reeled in Balogh, who was 12 seconds up the road.\n\nTunjo ran the first 63 minutes on one tank of fuel before pitting to hand over to Catalano. As compared to any other IMSA series, Airbnb Endurance Challenge has different pit rules, most notably a minimum pit lane time of 150 seconds. Fuel and tires have to be taken separately as well.\n\nDay had brought the No. 95 in a couple of laps prior to Tunjo in order to hand over to Brichacek. As a result, Catalano ended up with only a one-second advantage over the driver who swept COTA just last weekend.\n\n![Wyatt Brichacek celebrates after winning IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Race No. 1 at Circuit of the Americas, 2\/28\/2026 (Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)](https:\/\/frontstretch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-cota-vpsc-wyatt-brichacek-trophy-courtesy-of-imsa-150x100.jpg)\n\nWyatt Brichacek Earns COTA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Sweep\n\nHowever, the race turned shortly afterwards. The GEBHARDT Intralogistics Motorsports team had an unsupervised tire during their pit stop. That resulted in Catalano having to serve a drive-through penalty.\n\nCatalano serving that penalty not only gave Brichacek the overall lead, but a huge advantage. However, that lead did not last long.\n\nJust as Catalano was serving his penalty, FASTMD Racing’s [Farhan Siddiqi](http:\/\/www.frontstretch.com\/tag\/farhan-siddiqi) stalled his Duqueine just past pit out. That drew the race’s sole full course caution.\n\nThe field packed up for a restart with 37 minutes to go. Brichacek, now familiar with the Ligier JS P325-Toyota after his Austin adventure, managed to open up a big lead.\n\nMeanwhile, Catalano had to deal with a three-way fight for second with Kujala and Grist. That battling allowed Brichacek to pull out a six-second advantage.\n\nThe race appeared to be all but wrapped up for Brichacek when trouble broke out with four minutes to go. The No. 95 slowed suddenly exiting turn 1, allowing Catalano to take the overall lead.\n\nBrichacek was unable to drive his car back to the pits and ultimately pulled off at turn 14. He would be credited with a sixth-place finish.\n\nWith Brichacek’s issues, Catalano ended up with a small, but comfortable lead. He was able to hold on to take the overall win.\n\nKujala was not able to pull away from Grist in Bronze Cup. In the closing 10 minutes of the race, Grist tried to go to the outside of Kujala in Sunset Bend. However, he went a little too fast and lost time.\n\nThat was ultimately all that Kujala needed to open a small gap. With Brichacek’s issues, he was able to get up to second overall and take the Bronze Cup. The margin of victory was 3.456 seconds over Balogh and Grist.\n\n### [IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge: Sebring Results](https:\/\/imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com\/Results\/26_2026\/05_Sebring%20International%20Raceway\/01_IMSA%20AirBNB%20Endurance%20Challenge\/202603081055_Race\/03_Results_Race_Unofficial.PDF)\nNext up for the LMP3 teams will be a return to Circuit of the Americas. This time, they’ll be racing on the full 3.427-mile configuration as opposed to the short course. They’ll be joined by a class of BMW M2 cars. 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Boilerpipe Text	GEBHARDT Intralogistics Motorsports’ Valentino Catalano took the lead with four minutes to go Sunday (March 8) when Toney Driver Development’s Wyatt Brichacek suddenly slowed on course. From there, Catalano was able to hold on to win the first-ever IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge event at Sebring International Raceway with teammate Oscar Tunjo . “I’m very happy with the result today,” Tunjo said on the podium. “We were a bit unlucky with the drive-through [penalty] and we lost some places, but we did a mega job.” Catalano and Tunjo won the race by 1.112 seconds over Forte Racing’s Patrick Kujala and Brian Thienes . The second Toney entry of Ari Balogh and Garret Grist were third, then the second GEBHARDT entry of Danny Soufi and Jake Williamson . Shopify Racing by TWOth Autosport’s Nicole Havrda and Travis Hill were fifth. Tunjo started from the overall pole in his Duqueine M30-D08-Nissan. Lincoln Day got a bad start in his current-spec Ligier, but was able to regain second and keep pace with the current VP Racing SportsCar Challenge points leader. Effectively, Tunjo and Day were able to run away from the rest of the small field from the start. Tunjo opened a small gap, then lost that advantage. Day was able to get close enough 20 minutes into the race to attempt to make a move for the lead. That did not work out for the Toney Driver Development racer. A mistake allowed Tunjo to pull out a two-second advantage. As the race reached halfway, Tunjo pulled out a lead of nine seconds. Day was the only driver within a minute of the lead. Further back, Thienes led the Bronze Cup in his Ligier JS P325-Toyota for Forte Racing. He was able to slowly expand his advantage over Balogh in the second Toney entry. Behind Balogh, Havrda was able to move up to fifth overall and slowly reeled in Balogh, who was 12 seconds up the road. Tunjo ran the first 63 minutes on one tank of fuel before pitting to hand over to Catalano. As compared to any other IMSA series, Airbnb Endurance Challenge has different pit rules, most notably a minimum pit lane time of 150 seconds. Fuel and tires have to be taken separately as well. Day had brought the No. 95 in a couple of laps prior to Tunjo in order to hand over to Brichacek. As a result, Catalano ended up with only a one-second advantage over the driver who swept COTA just last weekend. Wyatt Brichacek Earns COTA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Sweep However, the race turned shortly afterwards. The GEBHARDT Intralogistics Motorsports team had an unsupervised tire during their pit stop. That resulted in Catalano having to serve a drive-through penalty. Catalano serving that penalty not only gave Brichacek the overall lead, but a huge advantage. However, that lead did not last long. Just as Catalano was serving his penalty, FASTMD Racing’s Farhan Siddiqi stalled his Duqueine just past pit out. That drew the race’s sole full course caution. The field packed up for a restart with 37 minutes to go. Brichacek, now familiar with the Ligier JS P325-Toyota after his Austin adventure, managed to open up a big lead. Meanwhile, Catalano had to deal with a three-way fight for second with Kujala and Grist. That battling allowed Brichacek to pull out a six-second advantage. The race appeared to be all but wrapped up for Brichacek when trouble broke out with four minutes to go. The No. 95 slowed suddenly exiting turn 1, allowing Catalano to take the overall lead. Brichacek was unable to drive his car back to the pits and ultimately pulled off at turn 14. He would be credited with a sixth-place finish. With Brichacek’s issues, Catalano ended up with a small, but comfortable lead. He was able to hold on to take the overall win. Kujala was not able to pull away from Grist in Bronze Cup. In the closing 10 minutes of the race, Grist tried to go to the outside of Kujala in Sunset Bend. However, he went a little too fast and lost time. That was ultimately all that Kujala needed to open a small gap. With Brichacek’s issues, he was able to get up to second overall and take the Bronze Cup. The margin of victory was 3.456 seconds over Balogh and Grist. IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge: Sebring Results Next up for the LMP3 teams will be a return to Circuit of the Americas. This time, they’ll be racing on the full 3.427-mile configuration as opposed to the short course. They’ll be joined by a class of BMW M2 cars. That call was originally scheduled to debut in this event, but the debut was pushed back. That race is scheduled for May 9 and will be streamed live on the IMSA Official YouTube channel . Phil Allaway Phil Allaway has three primary roles at Frontstretch . He's the manager of the site's FREE e-mail newsletter that publishes Monday-Friday and occasionally on weekends. He keeps TV broadcasters honest with weekly editions of Couch Potato Tuesday and serves as the site's Sports Car racing editor. Outside of Frontstretch , Phil is the press officer for Lebanon Valley Speedway in West Lebanon, N.Y. He covers all the action on the high-banked dirt track from regular DIRTcar Modified racing to occasional visits from touring series such as the Super DIRTcar Series.
Markdown	[Skip to content](https://frontstretch.com/2026/03/08/valentino-catalano-oscar-tunjo-win-airbnb-challenge-at-sebring/#content "Skip to content") [![Frontstretch](https://frontstretch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FSHeaderClear.png)](https://frontstretch.com/) [Menu](https://frontstretch.com/2026/03/08/valentino-catalano-oscar-tunjo-win-airbnb-challenge-at-sebring/) Menu Menu [Menu](https://frontstretch.com/2026/03/08/valentino-catalano-oscar-tunjo-win-airbnb-challenge-at-sebring/) [![Frontstretch](https://frontstretch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FSHeaderClear.png)](https://frontstretch.com/ "Frontstretch") Menu [Menu](https://frontstretch.com/2026/03/08/valentino-catalano-oscar-tunjo-win-airbnb-challenge-at-sebring/) ![Oscar Tunjo during qualifying for IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge at Daytona, 1/17/2026 (Photo: Phil Allaway)](https://frontstretch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-daytona-vpsc-oscar-tunjo-car-phil-allaway.jpg) (Photo: Phil Allaway) # Valentino Catalano, Oscar Tunjo Win Airbnb Challenge at Sebring March 8, 2026 by [Phil Allaway](https://frontstretch.com/author/phila/ "View all posts by Phil Allaway") GEBHARDT Intralogistics Motorsports’ [Valentino Catalano](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/valentino-catalano) took the lead with four minutes to go Sunday (March 8) when Toney Driver Development’s [Wyatt Brichacek](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/wyatt-brichacek) suddenly slowed on course. From there, Catalano was able to hold on to win the first-ever IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge event at Sebring International Raceway with teammate [Oscar Tunjo](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/oscar-tunjo). “I’m very happy with the result today,” Tunjo said on the podium. “We were a bit unlucky with the drive-through \[penalty\] and we lost some places, but we did a mega job.” Catalano and Tunjo won the race by 1.112 seconds over Forte Racing’s [Patrick Kujala](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/patrick-kujala) and [Brian Thienes](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/brian-thienes). The second Toney entry of [Ari Balogh](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/ari-balogh) and [Garret Grist](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/garret-grist) were third, then the second GEBHARDT entry of [Danny Soufi](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/danny-soufi) and [Jake Williamson](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/jake-williamson). Shopify Racing by TWOth Autosport’s [Nicole Havrda](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/nicole-havrda) and [Travis Hill](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/travis-hill) were fifth. Tunjo started from the overall pole in his Duqueine M30-D08-Nissan. [Lincoln Day](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/lincoln-day) got a bad start in his current-spec Ligier, but was able to regain second and keep pace with the current VP Racing SportsCar Challenge points leader. Effectively, Tunjo and Day were able to run away from the rest of the small field from the start. Tunjo opened a small gap, then lost that advantage. Day was able to get close enough 20 minutes into the race to attempt to make a move for the lead. That did not work out for the Toney Driver Development racer. A mistake allowed Tunjo to pull out a two-second advantage. As the race reached halfway, Tunjo pulled out a lead of nine seconds. Day was the only driver within a minute of the lead. Further back, Thienes led the Bronze Cup in his Ligier JS P325-Toyota for Forte Racing. He was able to slowly expand his advantage over Balogh in the second Toney entry. Behind Balogh, Havrda was able to move up to fifth overall and slowly reeled in Balogh, who was 12 seconds up the road. Tunjo ran the first 63 minutes on one tank of fuel before pitting to hand over to Catalano. As compared to any other IMSA series, Airbnb Endurance Challenge has different pit rules, most notably a minimum pit lane time of 150 seconds. Fuel and tires have to be taken separately as well. Day had brought the No. 95 in a couple of laps prior to Tunjo in order to hand over to Brichacek. As a result, Catalano ended up with only a one-second advantage over the driver who swept COTA just last weekend. ![Wyatt Brichacek celebrates after winning IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Race No. 1 at Circuit of the Americas, 2/28/2026 (Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)](https://frontstretch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-cota-vpsc-wyatt-brichacek-trophy-courtesy-of-imsa-150x100.jpg) ### Wyatt Brichacek Earns COTA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Sweep However, the race turned shortly afterwards. The GEBHARDT Intralogistics Motorsports team had an unsupervised tire during their pit stop. That resulted in Catalano having to serve a drive-through penalty. Catalano serving that penalty not only gave Brichacek the overall lead, but a huge advantage. However, that lead did not last long. Just as Catalano was serving his penalty, FASTMD Racing’s [Farhan Siddiqi](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/farhan-siddiqi) stalled his Duqueine just past pit out. That drew the race’s sole full course caution. The field packed up for a restart with 37 minutes to go. Brichacek, now familiar with the Ligier JS P325-Toyota after his Austin adventure, managed to open up a big lead. Meanwhile, Catalano had to deal with a three-way fight for second with Kujala and Grist. That battling allowed Brichacek to pull out a six-second advantage. The race appeared to be all but wrapped up for Brichacek when trouble broke out with four minutes to go. The No. 95 slowed suddenly exiting turn 1, allowing Catalano to take the overall lead. Brichacek was unable to drive his car back to the pits and ultimately pulled off at turn 14. He would be credited with a sixth-place finish. With Brichacek’s issues, Catalano ended up with a small, but comfortable lead. He was able to hold on to take the overall win. Kujala was not able to pull away from Grist in Bronze Cup. In the closing 10 minutes of the race, Grist tried to go to the outside of Kujala in Sunset Bend. However, he went a little too fast and lost time. That was ultimately all that Kujala needed to open a small gap. With Brichacek’s issues, he was able to get up to second overall and take the Bronze Cup. The margin of victory was 3.456 seconds over Balogh and Grist. ### [IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge: Sebring Results](https://imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com/Results/26_2026/05_Sebring%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20AirBNB%20Endurance%20Challenge/202603081055_Race/03_Results_Race_Unofficial.PDF) Next up for the LMP3 teams will be a return to Circuit of the Americas. This time, they’ll be racing on the full 3.427-mile configuration as opposed to the short course. They’ll be joined by a class of BMW M2 cars. That call was originally scheduled to debut in this event, but the debut was pushed back. That race is scheduled for May 9 and will be streamed live on the [IMSA Official YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@IMSAOfficial). 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Readable Markdown	GEBHARDT Intralogistics Motorsports’ [Valentino Catalano](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/valentino-catalano) took the lead with four minutes to go Sunday (March 8) when Toney Driver Development’s [Wyatt Brichacek](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/wyatt-brichacek) suddenly slowed on course. From there, Catalano was able to hold on to win the first-ever IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge event at Sebring International Raceway with teammate [Oscar Tunjo](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/oscar-tunjo). “I’m very happy with the result today,” Tunjo said on the podium. “We were a bit unlucky with the drive-through \[penalty\] and we lost some places, but we did a mega job.” Catalano and Tunjo won the race by 1.112 seconds over Forte Racing’s [Patrick Kujala](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/patrick-kujala) and [Brian Thienes](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/brian-thienes). The second Toney entry of [Ari Balogh](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/ari-balogh) and [Garret Grist](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/garret-grist) were third, then the second GEBHARDT entry of [Danny Soufi](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/danny-soufi) and [Jake Williamson](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/jake-williamson). Shopify Racing by TWOth Autosport’s [Nicole Havrda](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/nicole-havrda) and [Travis Hill](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/travis-hill) were fifth. Tunjo started from the overall pole in his Duqueine M30-D08-Nissan. [Lincoln Day](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/lincoln-day) got a bad start in his current-spec Ligier, but was able to regain second and keep pace with the current VP Racing SportsCar Challenge points leader. Effectively, Tunjo and Day were able to run away from the rest of the small field from the start. Tunjo opened a small gap, then lost that advantage. Day was able to get close enough 20 minutes into the race to attempt to make a move for the lead. That did not work out for the Toney Driver Development racer. A mistake allowed Tunjo to pull out a two-second advantage. As the race reached halfway, Tunjo pulled out a lead of nine seconds. Day was the only driver within a minute of the lead. Further back, Thienes led the Bronze Cup in his Ligier JS P325-Toyota for Forte Racing. He was able to slowly expand his advantage over Balogh in the second Toney entry. Behind Balogh, Havrda was able to move up to fifth overall and slowly reeled in Balogh, who was 12 seconds up the road. Tunjo ran the first 63 minutes on one tank of fuel before pitting to hand over to Catalano. As compared to any other IMSA series, Airbnb Endurance Challenge has different pit rules, most notably a minimum pit lane time of 150 seconds. Fuel and tires have to be taken separately as well. Day had brought the No. 95 in a couple of laps prior to Tunjo in order to hand over to Brichacek. As a result, Catalano ended up with only a one-second advantage over the driver who swept COTA just last weekend. ![Wyatt Brichacek celebrates after winning IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Race No. 1 at Circuit of the Americas, 2/28/2026 (Photo: Courtesy of IMSA)](https://frontstretch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-cota-vpsc-wyatt-brichacek-trophy-courtesy-of-imsa-150x100.jpg) Wyatt Brichacek Earns COTA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Sweep However, the race turned shortly afterwards. The GEBHARDT Intralogistics Motorsports team had an unsupervised tire during their pit stop. That resulted in Catalano having to serve a drive-through penalty. Catalano serving that penalty not only gave Brichacek the overall lead, but a huge advantage. However, that lead did not last long. Just as Catalano was serving his penalty, FASTMD Racing’s [Farhan Siddiqi](http://www.frontstretch.com/tag/farhan-siddiqi) stalled his Duqueine just past pit out. That drew the race’s sole full course caution. The field packed up for a restart with 37 minutes to go. Brichacek, now familiar with the Ligier JS P325-Toyota after his Austin adventure, managed to open up a big lead. Meanwhile, Catalano had to deal with a three-way fight for second with Kujala and Grist. That battling allowed Brichacek to pull out a six-second advantage. The race appeared to be all but wrapped up for Brichacek when trouble broke out with four minutes to go. The No. 95 slowed suddenly exiting turn 1, allowing Catalano to take the overall lead. Brichacek was unable to drive his car back to the pits and ultimately pulled off at turn 14. He would be credited with a sixth-place finish. With Brichacek’s issues, Catalano ended up with a small, but comfortable lead. He was able to hold on to take the overall win. Kujala was not able to pull away from Grist in Bronze Cup. In the closing 10 minutes of the race, Grist tried to go to the outside of Kujala in Sunset Bend. However, he went a little too fast and lost time. That was ultimately all that Kujala needed to open a small gap. With Brichacek’s issues, he was able to get up to second overall and take the Bronze Cup. The margin of victory was 3.456 seconds over Balogh and Grist. ### [IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge: Sebring Results](https://imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com/Results/26_2026/05_Sebring%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20AirBNB%20Endurance%20Challenge/202603081055_Race/03_Results_Race_Unofficial.PDF) Next up for the LMP3 teams will be a return to Circuit of the Americas. This time, they’ll be racing on the full 3.427-mile configuration as opposed to the short course. They’ll be joined by a class of BMW M2 cars. That call was originally scheduled to debut in this event, but the debut was pushed back. That race is scheduled for May 9 and will be streamed live on the [IMSA Official YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@IMSAOfficial). [![Donate to Frontstretch](https://frontstretch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/frontstretch-donate.avif)](https://frontstretch.com/donate) [![](https://frontstretch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-Phil-Allaway-Headshot-Phil-Allaway-150x150.jpg)](https://frontstretch.com/author/phila/) [Phil Allaway](https://frontstretch.com/author/phila/) Phil Allaway has three primary roles at Frontstretch. He's the manager of the site's FREE e-mail newsletter that publishes Monday-Friday and occasionally on weekends. He keeps TV broadcasters honest with weekly editions of [Couch Potato Tuesday](https://frontstretch.com/category/couch-potato-tuesday/) and serves as the site's [Sports Car racing](https://frontstretch.com/category/sports-cars/) editor. Outside of Frontstretch, Phil is the press officer for Lebanon Valley Speedway in West Lebanon, N.Y. 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