The Blanchard Racing Team driver drew the red flag with less than an hour to go in the morning session when he backed his car into the tyre barrier.
The #3 Ford Mustang suffered significant rear-end damage in the hit.
At the time of the crash, Matt Stone Racing’s Nick Percat sat atop of the timesheets on a 1:30.535s in his #10 Chevrolet Camaro.
Love was 18th in the order, 1.903s adrift of Percat’s chart-topper.
The #3 CoolDrive-backed Blanchard Racing Team Ford Mustang is being shared by Love and Aaron Cameron.