2024 Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200

2024 Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 11 of 33 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	May 11, 2024
Official name	4th Annual Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200
Location	Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance	147 laps, 200 mi (323 km)
Scheduled Distance	147 laps, 200 mi (323 km)
Average speed	110.567 mph (177.940 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Cole Custer	Stewart–Haas Racing
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports
Laps	119
Winner
No. 7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Adam Alexander, Joey Logano, and Brad Keselowski
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

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 (2.198 km) 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.^[7] 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.

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. (The lineage of this race includes races billed as the Southern 500 from 2005 to 2020.)^[8]

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

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.^[17][18] 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.^[19]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Stage 3 Laps: 57

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 2 1 Austin Hill 430 2 Cole Custer 427 (-3) 2 3 Chandler Smith 425 (–5) 4 Jesse Love 373 (–57) 5 Justin Allgaier 373 (–57) 6 Riley Herbst 337 (–93) 7 A. J. Allmendinger 309 (–121) 8 Sheldon Creed 306 (–124) 9 Parker Kligerman 306 (–124) 10 Anthony Alfredo 270 (–160) 3 11 Sam Mayer 264 (–166) 12 Brandon Jones 262 (–168) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 410 2 Toyota 397 (–13) 3 Ford 341 (–69) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.