| Type: | CUST |
| Location: | Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina |
| Announcers: | Adam Alexander, Joey Logano, and Brad Keselowski |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Race Name: | Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200 |
| Scheduled Mi: | 200 |
| Course Mi: | 1.366 |
| Scheduled Laps: | 147 |
| Scheduled Km: | 323 |
| Avg: | 110.567mph |
| Car: | 7 |
| First Driver: | Justin Allgaier |
| First Team: | JR Motorsports |
| Most Driver: | Justin Allgaier |
| Most Laps: | 119 |
| Most Team: | JR Motorsports |
| Pole Team: | Stewart–Haas Racing |
| Date: | May 11 |
| Network: | FS1 |
| Pole Driver: | Cole Custer |
| Description: | Race 11 of 33 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series |
| Official Name: | 4th Annual Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200 |
| Course Km: | 2.198 |
| Radio: | MRN |
| Distance Mi: | 200 |
| Distance Laps: | 147 |
| Distance Km: | 323 |
| Details Ref: | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
| Grid From Prev Perf: | Yes |
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]
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
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 | |
| 2 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 | |
| 4 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | |
| 5 | 48 | Parker Kilgerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | |
| 6 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 | |
| 7 | 20 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 | |
| 8 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | |
| 9 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 2 | |
| 10 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 | |
| 2 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | |
| 3 | 48 | Parker Kilgerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | |
| 4 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 | |
| 5 | 20 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 | |
| 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | |
| 7 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | |
| 8 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | |
| 9 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 2 | |
| 10 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 57
| Pos. | St | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 119 | Running | 60 | |
| 2 | 5 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 6 | Running | 53 | |
| 3 | 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 21 | Running | 34 | |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 48 | |
| 5 | 18 | 20 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 42 | |
| 6 | 11 | 48 | Parker Kilgerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 45 | |
| 7 | 9 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 147 | 0 | Running | 34 | |
| 8 | 12 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 36 | |
| 9 | 3 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 29 | |
| 10 | 14 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 30 | |
| 11 | 38 | 17 | William Byron (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 31 | |
| 13 | 26 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 147 | 0 | Running | 24 | |
| 14 | 8 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevorlet | 147 | 0 | Running | 23 | |
| 15 | 17 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 22 | |
| 16 | 16 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 21 | |
| 17 | 15 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 20 | |
| 18 | 24 | 19 | Taylor Gray (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 0 | |
| 19 | 13 | 88 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 18 | |
| 20 | 21 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 17 | |
| 21 | 25 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 16 | |
| 22 | 30 | 92 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 15 | |
| 23 | 34 | 26 | Josh Hunter Nemechek (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 0 | |
| 24 | 27 | 14 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 147 | 0 | Running | 13 | |
| 25 | 31 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 147 | 0 | Running | 12 | |
| 26 | 37 | 35 | Chad Finchum | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 11 | |
| 27 | 36 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | 147 | 0 | Running | 10 | |
| 28 | 33 | 4 | Dawson Cram (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 9 | |
| 29 | 35 | 6 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 8 | |
| 30 | 22 | 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 7 | |
| 31 | 10 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 6 | |
| 32 | 29 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 146 | 0 | Running | 5 | |
| 33 | 28 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 4 | |
| 34 | 23 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 3 | |
| 35 | 4 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 126 | 1 | Running | 14 | |
| 36 | 32 | 15 | Hailie Deegan (R) | AM Racing | Ford | 102 | 0 | Accident | 1 | |
| 37 | 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | Running | 1 | |
| 38 | 20 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | Drive Shaft | 1 | |
| Official race results | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevrolet | 410 | |
| 2 | Toyota | 397 (–13) | |
| 3 | Ford | 341 (–69) | |