Blaney was collected in the early crash when Corey Lajoie tagged Kyle Busch and triggered an incident that also involved Denny Hamlin. Blaney and Hamlin are both playoff drivers. Hamlin drove away and finished 23rd but Blaney could not so NASCAR ordered the tow truck to take them off the track.

What a disaster on Lap 1 at Watkins Glen. Ryan Blaney is out of the race and he is livid that NASCAR parked him without allowing repairs. Blaney could not understand why officials made him go to the garage without letting his team look at the car.

Denny Hamlin has revealed a "cost-cutting measure" from NASCAR which partly explains Ryan Blaney's early Watkins Glen exit.

Ryan Blaney and Denny Hamlin were caught up in a first-lap wreck in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race at Watkins Glen. Blaney is out.

Cup Series managing director Brad Moran was the featured guest on Tuesday during the weekly SiriusXM NASCAR Radio official’s segment where he fielded question about the changes to Watkins Glen International and the policy that ended the race for Ryan Blaney.