Ryan Blaney's frustration with NASCAR hit a boiling point after a major wreck on Lap 1 of the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling At The Glen at the iconic Watkins Glen circuit ended his day prematurely.

Blaney won’t be able to catch his competitors by surprise this year, but if he is as fast in the postseason as he was over the summer, he won’t need to.

Sunday's 38-car Cup Series grid at Watkins Glen featured 16 playoff drivers. That's nearly half the field at a track that typically caters to NASCAR's elite. Instead? This road course became a bigger championship wild card than Talladega Superspeedway.