2024 Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200


The 2024 Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200 was the 11th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 42nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Darlington, South Carolina at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles permanent asphalt egg-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 147 laps to complete. Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would put on a blistering performance, winning both stages and leading a race-high 119 laps to earn his 24th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. With his win, he ties with Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the 10th most wins in Xfinity Series history. To fill out the podium, Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, and Cole Custer, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

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Background

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
Since 2015, the race has hosted NASCAR's Throwback weekend, which features cars sporting paint schemes that pay homage to past teams and drivers.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.
  • ' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Starting lineup

Practice and qualifying was originally scheduled to be held on Friday, May 10, at 5:05 PM and 5:35 PM EST, but were both cancelled due to constant rain showers. The starting lineup would be determined per the NASCAR rulebook. As a result, Cole Custer, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, will start on the pole.
No drivers would fail to qualify.

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45
Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10
221Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet9
31Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet8
416A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet7
548Parker KilgermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet6
681Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5
720Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4
82Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3
998Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord2
1018Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1

Stage 2 Laps: 45
Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10
221Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet9
348Parker KilgermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet8
41Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet7
520Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
616A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet5
72Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4
89Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet3
998Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord2
1081Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1

Stage 3 ''Laps: 57''

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
PosManufacturerPoints
1Chevrolet410
2Toyota397
3Ford341

  • Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.