Allgaier Scores Third Darlington Win

(DARLINGTON, SC – May 11, 2024 – RIS) Justin Allgaier dominated the NASCAR Xfinity Series Royal Crown Purple Bag Project 200, leading 119 of the 147 laps in the race on his way to a third checkered flag at the ‘Lady in Black’ – NASCAR’s oldest superspeedway. Only one other driver led more than ten laps as Cole Custer headed the first 21 laps of the race until a competition caution flag allowed the teams to check tire wear and other setup details after rain prevented practice and qualifying.

Unofficial Results: Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200, May 11, 2024 - Darlington Raceway
Fin, Str, Driver, Car, Laps, St1, St2, Tms Led, Laps Led, Playoff Pts, Pts, Status
1) 7, Justin Allgaier, No. 7 BRANDT Heritage Chevrolet, 147, 1, 1, 2, 119, 7, 60, Running
2) 5, Austin Hill, No. 21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, 147, 2, 2, 2, 6, , 53, Running
3) 1, Cole Custer, No. 00 Haas Automation Throwback Ford, 147, , , 1, 21, , 34, Running
4) 6, Sam Mayer, No. 1 RTIC Outdoors Chevrolet, 147, 3, 4, , , , 48, Running
5) 18, Aric Almirola, No. 20 He Gets Us Toyota, 147, 7, 5, , , , 42, Running
6) 11, Parker Kligerman, No. 48 Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet, 147, 5, 3, , , , 45, Running
7) 9, Riley Herbst, No. 98 Terrible Herbst Ford, 147, 9, 9, , , , 34, Running
8) 12, Jesse Love #, No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet, 147, 8, 7, , , , 36, Running
9) 3, Sheldon Creed, No. 18 Ivan Stewart Tribute Toyota, 147, 10, , , , , 29, Running
10) 14, Brandon Jones, No. 9 Menards/Bali Chevrolet, 147, , 8, , , , 30, Running
11) 38, William Byron(i), No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 147, , , , , , 0, Running
12) 2, Chandler Smith, No. 81 Smith General Contracting Toyota, 147, 6, 10, , , , 31, Running
13) 26, Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Sci Aps Ford, 147, , , , , , 24, Running
14) 8, Anthony Alfredo, No. 5 Chevy Accessories Chevrolet, 147, , , , , , 23, Running
15) 17, Shane Van Gisbergen #, No. 97 Quad Lock Chevrolet, 147, , , , , , 22, Running
16) 16, Jeb Burton, No. 27 Capital City Towing Chevrolet, 147, , , , , , 21, Running
17) 15, Kyle Weatherman, No. 91 DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet, 147, , , , , , 20, Running
18) 24, Taylor Gray(i), No. 19 Operation 300 Toyota, 147, , , , , , 0, Running
19) 13, Carson Kvapil, No. 88 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet, 147, , , , , , 18, Running
20) 21, Brennan Poole, No. 44 CW & Sons Infrastructure Chevrolet, 147, , , , , , 17, Running
21) 25, Josh Williams, No. 11 Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet, 147, , , , , , 16, Running
22) 30, Josh Bilicki, No. 92 Circle B Diecast Chevrolet, 147, , , , , , 15, Running
23) 34, John Hunter Nemechek(i), No. 26 Toyota Racing Development Toyota, 147, , , , , , 0, Running
24) 27, David Starr, No. 14 SHAR Ford, 147, , , , , , 13, Running
25) 31, Matt DiBenedetto, No. 38 Viking Motorsports Ford, 147, , , , , , 12, Running
26) 37, Chad Finchum, No. 35 Garrison Homes Chevrolet, 147, , , , , , 11, Running
27) 36, Blaine Perkins, No. 29 To The Point Apparel Ford, 147, , , , , , 10, Running
28) 33, Dawson Cram #, No. 4 Prolube Oil Chevrolet, 147, , , , , , 9, Running
29) 35, Garrett Smithley, No. 6 TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet, 146, , , , , , 8, Running
30) 22, Leland Honeyman #, No. 42 RANDCO Industries Chevrolet, 146, , , , , , 7, Running
31) 10, Parker Retzlaff, No. 31 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet, 146, , , , , , 6, Running
32) 29, Kyle Sieg, No. 28 RSS Racing Ford, 146, , , , , , 5, Running
33) 28, Patrick Emerling, No. 07 Liberty Brew Chevrolet, 146, , , , , , 4, Running
34) 23, Sammy Smith, No. 8 TMC Chevrolet, 146, , , , , , 3, Running
35) 4, AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, 126, 4, 6, 1, 1, , 14, Running
36) 32, Hailie Deegan #, No. 15 Airbox Ford, 102, , , , , , 1, Accident
37) 19, Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Alliance Driveway Solutions Chevrolet, 94, , , , , , 1, Running
38) 20, Ryan Ellis, No. 43 Classic Collision Chevrolet, 71, , , , , , 1, Drive Shaft
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Race Length: 147 Laps - 200.802 Miles
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 48 Mins, 58 Secs.
Average Speed: 110.567 MPH
Margin of Victory: 3.407 Seconds

Stage 1 Top 10: 7, 21, 1, 16, 48, 81, 20, 2, 98, 18
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 21, 48, 1, 20, 16, 2, 9, 98, 81

Comments: Justin Allgaier has won the Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200 at Darlington Raceway, his 24th career victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Cautions: 5 for 31 laps;
Laps: 22-25 (Competition Caution [42]);
47-52 (Stage 1 Conclusion [17]);
92-98 (Stage 2 Conclusion [92]);
103-108 (No. 15 Spin Frontstretch [17]);
124-131 (No. 28 Spin Turn 2 [35]).

Lead Changes: 5 among 4 drivers;
C. Custer 1-21;
A. Allmendinger 22;
A. Hill 23-25;
J. Allgaier 26-49;
A. Hill 50-52;
J. Allgaier 53-147.

John Davison

Long-time RIS staffer, beginning in the mid-80s. Charlotte, NC area local contact.

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