I KNOW you can do it !
1,071 miles for you, we could meet up on I-20 in Anniston ( 452 miles, almost 1/2 way ) and convoy the rest of the way.
( however, I already have agreed to room with Randy from Brunswick, GA, he too is meeting me here for the drive to ES )
We plan on stopping overnight (Saturday) somewhere around Memphis.

( On long trips like this in a car with no spare, there is safety in numbers )