
Johnson started 18th on the 27-car grid for the XPEL 375 at Texas Motor Speedway, a venue where he scored seven wins during his NASCAR career.
The Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda driver made good progress on track, making outside passes and rose through the field to run a legitimate fifth, before fuel worries due to faulty telemetry persuaded he and race engineer Eric Cowdin to ease the #48 Carvana car’s pace in the final couple of laps. However, Johnson ceded only one place, to teammate Scott Dixon.