DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. >> Ben Sloss figured pretty quickly he’d found a serious love interest when he met a woman who loved cars and racing as much as he did, but also agreed to an 11 p.m. first date to chase a snowstorm into Yosemite National Park for an overnight photography expedition.

The tech executive had met his adrenaline-junkie, risk-taking match, and Sloss has been married 15 years now to his wife, Christine.

On Friday, they embark in one of their biggest adventures yet when they compete as teammates in the Michelin Pilot Challenge at Daytona International Speedway.

It’s the highest level of competition the two have ever entered, and they are hardly an anomaly in the support race for this weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, In all, the race has seven different sets of families competing in the same car. An eighth family is in separate cars.

“Normally in a relationship there’s some checks and balances. Like, one of you has this irrational hobby or interest and the other is like ‘Well, OK, but let’s not overdue it,” Ben Sloss said. “But we both have the same interests. We look at something and both say, ‘Woo, this is shiny!’ This was one of the things we actually bonded over.”

The four-hour race is truly a family affair from the Sloss couple, who will race the No. 15 van der Steur Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo as a Bronze Cup entry in the touring class, across the board.

Other families in the race:

1. Father-and-son Roland and Austin Krainz share the No. 27 Auto Technic Racing BMW M4 GT4 EVO with a third driver, Stevan McAleer. Austin Krainz and McAleer will race the full schedule while father Roland is the endurance driver for the four-hour races.

2. Father-and-son Eddie and Eduardo Gou will share the No. 55 Gou Racing CUPRA Leon VZ.

3. Father-and-son Alex and Eric Rockwell share the No. 10 Rockwell Autosport Development Audi RS3 LMS TCR along with Christina Lam. The Rockwells have run occasional races for several years.

4. Father-and-son Dean and Sam Baker share the No. 52 Baker Racing Audi RS3 LMS TCR with James Vance at Daytona; the Bakers ran occasional 2024 races.

5. Father-and-daughter Ron and Megan Tomlinson share the No. 37 Precision Racing LA Audi RS3 LMS TCR. They are new to the championship in 2025.

6. Father-and-daughter Larry and Riley Pegram share the No. 72 Pegram Racing Hyundai Veloster N TCR. They ran the final three races of the 2024 season.

7. Brothers Matt and Hugh Plumb are splitting the two No. 46 Team TGM Aston Martin AMR GT4 Evo cars — so racing for the same team, just not in the same cars.