— Still on the mend from a massive crash at the start of the month, Wayne Johnson proved why he is called “The Iron Man” on Saturday night. Stalked into traffic as the field worked lap seven, the following trip put 12th starting Cody Gardner at Johnson’s side with inches the advantage for the No. Advancing Johnson back to the lead, a couple of attempts at the restart all saw Johnson holding the point as Gardner and Dale Howard went to work. Top to bottom still at both ends of the I-30 Speedway, the Little Rock regulars were there as the field began lap 17. Still utilizing the top of the track in hopes of getting the run on Johnson, the final laps went the way of the No. 2c, as the field was forced to the bottom with Johnson holding off Gardner by .465 seconds.

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