Justin Allgaier dominates Xfinity Series race at Darlington: Justin Allgaier finally beat Murphy’s Law to the checkered flag in Saturday’s Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200 at Darlington Raceway. This time, there were no bizarre circumstances to keep the driver of the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet out of Victory lane, like the late cut tire that deprived Allgaier of a near-certain win at Phoenix in the fourth race of the season. (Read more)

For the third time, #7-Justin Allgaier won the spring Xfinity Series Season race at Darlington Raceway. The victory is his 24th of his career, tying Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tommy Houston for 10th on the all-time wins list. Allgaier dominated the race winning all three stages, leading 119 of 147 laps.
#21-Austin Hill finished runner-up for the second consecutive Darlington race. #00-Cole Custer led the opening 21 laps, but had to overcome a pit-road woe to finish third. #1-Sam Mayer and #20-Aric Almirola round out the top five.
#48-Parker Kligerman placed sixth, as #98-Riley Herbst, #2-Jesse Love, #18-Sheldon Creed and #9-Brandon Jones complete the top 10.
There were five lead changes among four drivers and five cautions for 31 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 110.567 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Darlington Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Darlington:
Justin Allgaier won the Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200, his 24th victory in 449 Xfinity Series races.
This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2024.
This is his third victory and 14th top-10 finish in 18 races at Darlington Raceway.
Austin Hill (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in six races at Darlington Raceway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2024.
Cole Custer (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in six races at Darlington Raceway.
Jesse Love (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Austin Hill leads the point standings by 3 points over Cole Custer.

Xfinity Series Playoff Standings after Darlington (Race 11 of 33):
1)#21-Austin Hill 430 points, regular season championship leader (2 wins)
2)#81-Chandler Smith (2 wins)
3)#2-Jesse Love (1 win)
4)#7-Justin Allgaier (1 win)
5)#1-Sam Mayer (1 win)
6)#00-Cole Custer 427, +177
7)#98-Riley Herbst 337, +87
8)#16-AJ Allmendinger 309, +59
9)#18-Sheldon Creed 306, +56
10)#48-Parker Kligerman 306, +56
11)#5-Anthony Alfredo 270, +20
12)#9-Brandon Jones 262, +12
Currently below elimination line
13)#8-Sammy Smith 250, -12
14)#39-Ryan Sieg 249, -13
15)#97-Shane van Gisbergen 235, -27
16)#44-Brennan Poole 213, -49
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Race Updates:
Lap 147: #7-Allgaier wins his first race of the season. It ties him with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tommy Houston for 10th on the all-time win’s list. #21-Hill, #00-Custer, #1-Mayer and #20-Almirola round out the top five.
Lap 134: #8-Smith pits for a tire going down.
Lap 131: #7-Allgaier easily clears for the lead on the restart. #21-Hill and #1-Mayer are side-by-side for second position.
Lap 123: #31-Retzlaff had a power steering issue and #28-Sieg spins in the oil.
Lap 103: #16-Allmendinger lost power and his car shut off, losing two laps.
Lap 102: Caution is out for #15-Deegan blowing a left-rear tire and ripping the left-rear quarter panel off. #48-Kligerman, #11-Williams, #81-Smith and #17-Byron all pit for fresh tires.
Lap 94: #48-Kligerman loses seven spots on pit road with an issue with the pit gun and will restart 10th. #81-Smith needed to return to pit road after having a penalty for leaving the pit box with the fuel car still attached.
Lap 90: #7-Allgaier wins Stage 2, his sixth stage victory of the season. #21-Hill, #48-Kligerman, #1-Mayer, #20-Almirola, #16-Allmendinger, #2-Love, #9-Jones, #98-Herbst and #81-Smith earn stage points.
Lap 75: #7-Allgaier has stretched his lead to two seconds over #21-Hill. #00-Custer remains outside the top 10 in 15th.
Lap 71: #43-Ellis has gone behind the wall with a mechanical issue.
Lap 53: #7-passes #21-Hill for the lead on the restart by rolling the top lane.
Lap 45: #7-Allgaier wins Stage 1, his series-high fifth stage victory of the season. #21-Hill, #1-Mayer, #16-Allmendinger, #48-Kligerman, #81-Smith, #20-Almirola, #2-Love, #98-Herbst and #18-Creed earn stage points.
Lap 30: #51-Clements went to the garage with a mechanical issue.
Lap 26: #26-Nemechek is having a power steering issue. The team will address it during the next pit stop.
Lap 25: #7-Allgaier takes the lead on the restart with 20 laps remaining in the stage.
Lap 22: #00-Custer had a slow pit stop and a few lug nuts were loose on the left-rear tire. Custer had to pit a second time to tighten the lug nuts up and will restart at the rear of the field. #21-Hill jumped five positions on pit road and is the new race leader.
Lap 20: Competition caution is out. #00-Custer leads #16-Allmendinger, #7-Allgaier, #1-Mayer and #81-Smith.
Lap 13: #17-Byron is off the pace with a flat right-front tire after riding the wall through Turns 3 and 4.
Lap 2: #51-Clements is off the pace, believing he has an issue with the track bar.
Lap 1: #00-Custer takes the lead from the pole, allowing #16-Allmendinger to get by for second position.

Cars to the rear: None.

Pit Stall Selections

Xfinity Series practice and qualifying were both canceled at Darlington Raceway due to heavy rain. The starting lineup was set per the rule book, with #00-Cole Custer and #81-Chandler Smith will start from the front row. #18-Sheldon Creed, #16-AJ Allmendinger and #21-Austin Hill round out the top five. #1-Sam Mayer, #7-Justin Allgaier, #5-Anthony Alfredo, #98-Riley Herbst and #31-Parker Retzlaff complete the top 10.
See the complete Darlington Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Order

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 38 drivers/teams on the entry list for the Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200 at Darlington Raceway. Every car will make the race.
Notables: #6-Garrett Smithley, #07-Patrick Emerling, #14-David Starr, #17-William Byron, #19-Taylor Gray, #20-Aric Almirola, #26-John Hunter Nemechek, #35-TBA, #88-Carson Kvapil, #92-Josh Bilicki.
See the full Darlington Entry List.

Darlington At-Track Schedule