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Race 23 of 33 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
Date | August 31, 2024 | ||
Official name | 42nd Annual Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 | ||
Location | Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km) | ||
Distance | 150 laps, 204 mi (329 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 147 laps, 200 mi (323 km) | ||
Average speed | 110.94 mph (178.54 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
Time | 29.828 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 108 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | USA | ||
Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN |
The 2024 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 was the 23rd stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 42nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent egg-shaped racetrack. The race wass scheduled to be contested over 147 laps but was extended to 150 laps due to an overtime finish. Christopher Bell, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would stay consistent throughout the race, after scoring the pole, leading 108 laps and winning after leading when A. J. Allmendinger got a flat tire on the final lap, bringing out the caution. This was Bell’s nineteenth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, and Sheldon Creed, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.