The 2018 "Mote Tai" final race will be held on August 26 (Sun). Including the team that earned the right through the official qualifying held the day before, as well as the seeded, organizer-recommended, and Saturday final race teams, all 77 teams lined up on the grid and started at 9:00 aiming for the goal 7 hours later as planned.

The #103 NMC×ATJ -Racing from pole position showed a great start and took the hole shot, quickly establishing a dominant lead. In second place was #11 BLUE EYES & DREAM Kashiwa, followed by #7 MSTV WITH ME CBR250RR in third, #1 YSS Racing × MGR. Racing Service in fourth, #12 CLUB1.2FK Kusshita Kawasaki in fifth, #25 BF&RASH･Fujita in sixth, #32 TEAM SANMEI in seventh, and #51 Shin Kensetsu with Vesrah in eighth. On the second lap, #12 CLUB1.2FK Kusshita Kawasaki moved up to second place, followed by #7 MSTV WITH ME CBR250RR, #11 BLUE EYES & DREAM Kashiwa, and #25 BF&RASH･Fujita. However, #25 BF&RASH･Fujita crashed in the first corner, quickly restarting but falling behind.

In the early stages of the race, 【#103 NMC×ATJ -Racing】 was leading the pack, while a close battle for second place was taking place. In the midst of this, an accident occurred when 【#7 MSTV WITH ME CBR250RR】 and 【#35 GO&FUN TeamKYOEI C Team】 collided and crashed at a hairpin turn, causing both teams to drop significantly in position.

Behind them, there were teams that maintained their pace and focused on fuel-efficient driving: 【#30 ATJ-Racing】, 【#1 YSS Racing × MGR. Racing Service】, and 【#12 CLUB1.2FK Kusitani Kawaguchi store】. Among these, a standout moment came around 2 hours and 25 minutes into the race when a crash occurred at the V-shaped corner, leaving a vehicle on the course and causing the safety car to run for 4 laps. At this point, 【#1 YSS Racing × MGR. Racing Service】 and 【#12 CLUB1.2FK Kusitani Kawaguchi store】 each made two pit stops for refueling. Especially 【#1 YSS Racing × MGR. Racing Service】 timed it well and was leading at the halfway mark of the race, 3 hours and 30 minutes in. They were being chased on the same lap by 【#103 NMC×ATJ -Racing】 and 【#12 CLUB1.2FK Kusitani Kawaguchi store】. However, 【#12 CLUB1.2FK Kusitani Kawaguchi store】 received a 60-second penalty for violating continuous driving time rules and dropped back. It seemed that 【#1 YSS Racing × MGR. Racing Service】 was building a solid position, but they also received a 60-second penalty for overtaking in a yellow flag zone. Then, with less than one hour remaining on lap 147, 【#30 ATJ-Racing】 rose to the top for the first time in this race. At that point, 【#30 ATJ-Racing】 had only made five pit stops, raising questions whether they would pit again or run straight to the finish. Everything went according to plan. They completed 170 laps first and achieved their first victory in five years since 2013. "Everything went as planned. We didn’t refuel during the safety car period, and the five pit stops were as scheduled," said driver Yoichi Okito.

2nd place was taken by [#1 YSS Racing × MGR. Racing Service] with a difference of 47.418 seconds. They also received the award for most laps completed in the WT class.

In the back, #12 CLUB1.2FK Kusitani Kawaguchi store and #103 NMC×ATJ -Racing were fighting for third place. With 9 minutes remaining, #103 NMC×ATJ -Racing overtook #12 CLUB1.2FK Kusitani Kawaguchi store for third place, but #12 CLUB1.2FK Kusitani Kawaguchi store took back the position. #103 NMC×ATJ -Racing was planning to make a final move, but had trouble with the brakes and went off the track at a 90 degree corner. They managed to return to the track and finished in 4th place.

The top 4 teams completed 170 laps. Without machine troubles or penalties, there were many possibilities for position changes. Among them, 【#30 ATJ-Racing】 was able to proceed smoothly in all aspects and ultimately stood at the pinnacle of the 2018 Mote tai (Mote endurance).

After the race, the awards ceremony was held with various prizes such as the Best Design Award and the Far-Off Victory Award, in addition to the race results. The 21st "Mote Endurance" reached its finale with great excitement.