# 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 (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. 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.

## Report
### 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. (The lineage of this race includes races billed as the Southern 500 from 2005 to 2020.)

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor or throwback |
| 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | Haas Automation – Johnny Sauter's 2006 No. 00 Yellow Transportation paint scheme. |
| 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | RTIC Outdoors |
| 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen |
| 4 | Dawson Cram (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Prolube Oil – Paul Wireman's street stock paint scheme. |
| 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Accessories |
| 6 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Liberty Brew Coffee – Jan Leaty's 1996 Spring Sizzler modified paint scheme. |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | BRANDT Heritage – 1949 BRANDT retro scheme. |
| 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | TMC Transportation – Mike Brooks' 1980 sprint car paint scheme. |
| 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bali / Menards – Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s 2018 No. 88 Hellmann's paint scheme. |
| 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Call811.com |
| 14 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | SHAR |
| 15 | Hailie Deegan (R) | AM Racing | Ford | AirBox – Dale Earnhardt's 1982 No. 15 Wrangler paint scheme. |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 17 | William Byron (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com |
| 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Toyota – Ivan Stewart's off-road truck paint scheme. |
| 19 | Taylor Gray (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Operation 300 |
| 20 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | He Gets Us |
| 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation – Throwback scheme resembling Bennett trucks from the 1980s. |
| 26 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Toyota Racing Development |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Capital City Towing |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | RSS Racing |
| 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | To The Point – Cale Yarborough's 1988 No. 29 Hardee's paint scheme. |
| 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | FUNKAWAY – Harry Gant's 1991 No. 33 Skoal paint scheme. |
| 35 | Chad Finchum | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | Garrison Homes / Adkins Automotive – Kevin Harvick's 2001 No. 29 GM Goodwrench paint scheme. |
| 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | Viking Motorsports |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | Sci Aps |
| 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Young's Building Systems / Randco – Kyle Petty's 1993 No. 42 Mello Yello paint scheme. |
| 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Classic Collision – Cole Trickle's paint scheme from Days of Thunder. |
| 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | CW & Sons Infrastructure – Kyle Petty's 1997 No. 44 Hot Wheels paint scheme. |
| 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Spiked Light Coolers – Scott Borchetta's No. 98 super truck paint scheme. |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | Alliance Driveaway Solutions – Robert Pressley's 1989-93 No. 59 Alliance paint scheme. |
| 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Smith General Contracting – Smith's 2017 No. 26 Super Late Model paint scheme. |
| 88 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Clarience Technologies |
| 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Drive Smart Warranty |
| 92 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Circle B Diecast – Justin Allgaier's 2014 No. 51 Plan B Sales paint scheme. |
| 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Quad Lock – Marcos Ambrose's 2011 No. 9 DeWalt/Stanley paint scheme. |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | Terrible Herbst – Jerry Herbst's off-road truggy paint scheme. |
| Official entry list |||||

## 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.

### Starting lineup

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make |
| 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford |
| 2 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 3 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 4 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 5 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 6 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 9 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford |
| 10 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet |
| 11 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet |
| 12 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 13 | 88 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 14 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 15 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 16 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 18 | 20 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet |
| 20 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 23 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 24 | 19 | Taylor Gray (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 25 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 26 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford |
| 27 | 14 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford |
| 28 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet |
| 29 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford |
| 30 | 92 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 31 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford |
| 32 | 15 | Hailie Deegan (R) | AM Racing | Ford |
| 33 | 4 | Dawson Cram (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||
| 34 | 26 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota |
| 35 | 6 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 36 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford |
| 37 | 35 | Chad Finchum | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 38 | 17 | William Byron (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| Official starting lineup |||||

## Race results

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 ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | 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) |