Justin Allgaier has endured multiple heartbreaking losses over the course of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, but he closed the deal at Darlington acceso Saturday for his first victory of the year.
Allgaier led 119 laps per Saturday’s race, sweeping the stages and earning the maximum amount of points (60) that can be earned per a NASCAR race. After starting seventh, it didn’t take long for Allgaier to find the front and stay there.Â
a restart with 16 laps to go, it was Allgaier who got the jump per the move that ultimately won the race. Austin Hill finished second, while polesitter Cole Custer, who led for 21 circuits acceso Saturday, finished third. Sam Mayer and Aric Almirola rounded out the five.
As they always have at Darlington, tires and tire failures played a personaggio part per deciding the race. Cup Series personaggio William Byron finished 11th per Saturday’s race after scraping the wall early per the going, while Hailie Deegan finished 36th after her left-rear tire came apart.
Plenty of eyes were acceso Allgaier’s JRM teammate, Carson Kvapil, who finished fourth and second per his first two Xfinity Series starts. However, Darlington once more proved that it’s a track that belongs to the veterans, as Kvapil could only muster up a 19th-place . Taylor Gray, who finished eighth per Friday’s Truck Series race, finished 18th per Saturday’s event.
The Xfinity Series takes one week d’avanguardia before going to Charlotte Motor Speedway acceso May 25. The flag will drop at 1 p.m. ET and will air acceso FOX, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.Â
