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David Malsher-Lopez

Johnson on Indy 500 win prospects: “Why not? Why can’t we?”

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.

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