After having hopes of winning snuffed out by a blown tire at Phoenix earlier this year, Justin Allgaier broke his so-called “curse” at Darlington on May 11th, 2024. Finally, that familiar red No. 7 NASCAR Chevy Camaro SS has a win.
Not only did Allgaier win, but he absolutely dominated. He led the second-place car, Austin Hill’s No. 21 NASCAR Chevy Camaro SS, by 3.407 seconds across the line, capping off a stellar night with a trophy. He’s also now tied with Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the most top-10 finishes in the division.
“I just wanted [spotter] Eddie [D’Hondt] to call ‘White flag,'” said Allgaier. “We’ve had such a heck of a year. We’ve led a ton of laps, and we haven’t been able to do it…”
He added, “I think having a little gray hair today helped me out, though. Those long green-flag runs, and being able to know what’s worked in the past here… I didn’t know if the day would come when I’d be able to match [team owner] Dale Jr. Not only is he a great boss, but he is a really good mentor. To come here and be able to tie him, to be able to take over the all-time top 10s, man, there’s nothing better.”
Cole Custer’s No. 00 Ford Mustang Dark Horse finished third, followed by Sam Mayer’s No. 1 NASCAR Chevy Camaro and Aric Almirola’s No. 20 Toyota TRD Supra in fourth and fifth, respectively.
Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | BRANDT Heritage Chevrolet | 147 | 119 | Chevrolet Camaro |
2 | 5 | 21 | Austin Hill | Bennett Transportation Chevrolet | 147 | 6 | Chevrolet Camaro |
3 | 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Haas Automation Throwback Ford | 147 | 21 | Ford Mustang |
4 | 6 | 1 | Sam Mayer | RTIC Outdoors Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
5 | 18 | 20 | Aric Almirola | He Gets Us Toyota | 147 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
6 | 11 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
7 | 9 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Terrible Herbst Ford | 147 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
8 | 12 | 2 | Jesse Love # | Whelen Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
9 | 3 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Ivan Stewart Tribute Toyota | 147 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
10 | 14 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Bali Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
11 | 38 | 17 | William Byron(i) | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
12 | 2 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Smith General Contracting Toyota | 147 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
13 | 26 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Sci Aps Ford | 147 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
14 | 8 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Chevy Accessories Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
15 | 17 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen # | Quad Lock Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
16 | 16 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Capital City Towing Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
17 | 15 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
18 | 24 | 19 | Taylor Gray(i) | Operation 300 Toyota | 147 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
19 | 13 | 88 | Carson Kvapil | Clarience Technologies Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
20 | 21 | 44 | Brennan Poole | CW & Sons Infrastructure Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
21 | 25 | 11 | Josh Williams | Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
22 | 30 | 92 | Josh Bilicki | Circle B Diecast Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
23 | 34 | 26 | John Hunter Nemechek(i) | Toyota Racing Development Toyota | 147 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
24 | 27 | 14 | David Starr | SHAR Ford | 147 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
25 | 31 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports Ford | 147 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
26 | 37 | 35 | Chad Finchum | Garrison Homes Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
27 | 36 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | To The Point Apparel Ford | 147 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
28 | 33 | 4 | Dawson Cram # | Prolube Oil Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
29 | 35 | 6 | Garrett Smithley | TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
30 | 22 | 42 | Leland Honeyman # | RANDCO Industries Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
31 | 10 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
32 | 29 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing Ford | 146 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
33 | 28 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | Liberty Brew Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
34 | 23 | 8 | Sammy Smith | TMC Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
35 | 4 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 126 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro |
36 | 32 | 15 | Hailie Deegan # | Airbox Ford | 102 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
37 | 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Alliance Driveway Solutions Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
38 | 20 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Classic Collision Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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