.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The most significant issue of those defending a playoff place in the NASCAR Mug Set is actually that a driver who isn't from another location in the mix vaults in to the playoffs with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was 32nd in the status entering into Richmond, placed themself in the playoffs with a success-- albeit a debatable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd ethnicity of the 26-race routine season.Following Richmond, three ethnicities stay to put the playoff farmland: Michigan, Daytona as well as Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs include 16 motorists-- the regular-season champion and afterwards the following 15 drivers ranked by triumphes with dead heats broken by points.With the top seven vehicle drivers in the standings all having at least one success, the regular-season champ probably will be among the champions. Thirteen chauffeurs have won this year, implying around 3 spots may be accessible on factors. So who remains in, that performs the bubble as well as that is at win-at-all-costs? Those 13 chauffeurs along with wins that reside in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Alarm, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric and also Austin Dillon.The blister transformed dramatically along with Dillon's victory as today maximum only 3 places-- certainly not 4 as before the Richmond race-- might be offered to winless vehicle drivers. Each Chris Buescher and also Ross Chastain fell below the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated to the silver lining of being among the 3 winless drivers along with the most points.Joey Logano reviews Austin Dillon's overtime relocate to win the 400 Thus permit's specify: There are actually 5 winless vehicle drivers that would be actually combating for the current 3 places available exclusively on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point edge on the cutline (presently Buescher and also Chastain), with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, that is 15 factors above Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, incorporated the status, are actually three aspects responsible for Wallace.In other terms, it's going to be actually a battle to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan as well as Daytona in 2014, however those additionally are locations where Wallace traditionally has operated well. Gibbs still finds his initial job Mug succeed. Chastain is the motorist with the most latest expertise in playoff pressure scenarios, where he mostly has verified he can make factors happen.There are actually 16 other playoff-eligible vehicle drivers that more or less skin must-win situations: Chase Briscoe, Kyle Busch, Todd Gilliland, Josh Berry, Michael McDowell, Carson Hocevar, Noah Gragson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Erik Jones, Ryan Preece, Daniel Hemric, Justin Haley, Corey LaJoie, John Seeker Nemechek, Harrison Burton and also Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has devoted decades dealing with motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, along with jobs at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene magazine and also The (Daytona Seaside) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire much more coming from NASCAR Mug Series Follow your favorites to acquire details regarding activities, information and also even more.