.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The biggest worry of those fighting for a playoff location in the NASCAR Mug Set is actually that a motorist that isn't remotely in the mix vaults in to the playoffs with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was actually 32nd in the standings going into Richmond, placed themself in the playoffs with a victory-- albeit a disputable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race routine season.Following Richmond, three nationalities stay to place the playoff ground: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs consist of 16 vehicle drivers-- the regular-season champion and after that the next 15 drivers rated by triumphes along with dead heats violated by points.With the best 7 chauffeurs in the standings all contending the very least one success, the regular-season champion likely will be just one of the victors. Thirteen chauffeurs have won this year, implying approximately three places can be on call on aspects. Therefore who remains in, that's on the bubble as well as that goes to win-at-all-costs? Those 13 chauffeurs with triumphes who 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 altered substantially with Dillon's victory as right now just simply three locations-- certainly not 4 as just before the Richmond competition-- could be readily available to winless drivers. Each Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain fell below the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the good side of being one of the three winless motorists with the absolute most points.Joey Logano talks about Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to win the 400 Therefore allow's get to the points: There are 5 winless drivers that would certainly be actually fighting for the existing 3 areas on call solely on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point edge on the cutline (presently Buescher and also Chastain), along with 60 points on Ty Gibbs, that is actually 15 factors over Wallace. Buescher as well as Chastain, incorporated the standings, are three points behind Wallace.In other terms, it is actually going to be actually a battle to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan as well as Daytona in 2015, however those additionally are places where Wallace typically has actually run well. Gibbs still seeks his very first job Cup succeed. Chastain is actually the chauffeur along with one of the most recent adventure in playoff stress circumstances, where he mostly has shown he can create things happen.There are actually 16 various other playoff-eligible chauffeurs who pretty much face must-win circumstances: Hunt 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 covers NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has actually spent many years dealing with motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, along with assignments at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Setting magazine and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain even more coming from NASCAR Cup Series Observe your preferences to get information about games, headlines and also even more.