Justin Allgaier dominates at Darlington for first win of 2024

Allgaier led 119 laps in Saturday's race, sweeping the stages and earning the maximum amount of points (60) that can be earned in a NASCAR race. After starting seventh, it didn't take long for Allgaier to find the front and stay there. 

On a restart with 16 laps to go, it was Allgaier who got the jump in the move that ultimately won the race. Austin Hill finished second, while polesitter Cole Custer, who led for 21 circuits on Saturday, finished third. Sam Mayer and Aric Almirola rounded out the top five.

As they always have at Darlington, tires and tire failures played a big part in deciding the race. Cup Series star William Byron finished 11th in Saturday's race after scraping the wall early in the going, while Hailie Deegan finished 36th after her left-rear tire came apart.

Plenty of eyes were on Allgaier's JRM teammate, Carson Kvapil, who finished fourth and second in 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 finish. Taylor Gray, who finished eighth in Friday's Truck Series race, finished 18th in Saturday's event.

The Xfinity Series takes one week off before going to Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 25. The green flag will drop at 1 p.m. ET and will air on FOX, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.