It happens every fall -- in NASCAR’s Next Gen era, at least. As reliably as jack-o’-lanterns populate the front porches of America with Halloween approaching, the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs take a turn toward a certain Ford team when the end of summer nears.

With that said, he is more than qualified to talk about what Ryan Blaney did so well in winning the race at Daytona on Saturday night, coming from 13th to 1st in just two laps. His race craft commentary was issued on Sunday’s episode of the Actions Detrimental podcast.

Ryan Blaney closed NASCAR’s regular season with a flurry, winning at Daytona International Speedway and moving into fourth in the Cup Series standings heading into the playoffs.