Tommy Johnson Jr. said his test session was moving along smoothly – until his Make-A-Wish Dodge decided to pop a wheelstand during Friday’s session.

“I did exactly what Jack [Beckman] did here last year.  We fixed it. We’re good,” he said.

The Charger “wore a ton of clutch,” Johnson said. “It actually should have smoked the tires, probably would anywhere else. The track was so good it didn’t, but it just drove the front end up. We bent the chassis. The car’s running good.”

He started Saturday’s session with a new front end on his car, thanks to his John Collins-led team staying at the racetrack until about 1 a.m. Saturday.