.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The biggest concern of those defending a playoff place in the NASCAR Mug Series is actually that a vehicle driver that isn't remotely in the mix safes into the playoffs along with an upset victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the status entering Richmond, placed himself in the playoffs with a victory-- albeit a disputable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race normal season.Following Richmond, three ethnicities stay to establish the playoff range: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs feature 16 drivers-- the regular-season champ and after that the next 15 chauffeurs ranked through success along with dead heats breached through points.With the leading seven chauffeurs in the standings all having at the very least one success, the regular-season champ more than likely is going to be one of the victors. Thirteen drivers have actually succeeded this year, implying approximately 3 spots could be offered on factors. Therefore who remains in, that gets on the bubble and also that is at win-at-all-costs? Those 13 vehicle drivers along with wins who remain in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Alarm, Ryan Blaney, Pursuit Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric and also Austin Dillon.The blister transformed drastically with Dillon's victory as now maximum just three spots-- certainly not 4 as prior to the Richmond competition-- could be accessible to winless drivers. Both Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain fell beneath the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated to the silver lining of being among the three winless chauffeurs along with the best points.Joey Logano reviews Austin Dillon's overtime move to succeed the 400 Thus let's get to the points: There are five winless drivers who would be actually battling for the current three places readily available solely on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point side on the cutline (currently Buescher and also Chastain), with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, that is actually 15 factors over Wallace. Buescher and Chastain, incorporated the status, are 3 points behind Wallace.In other terms, it is actually visiting be a battle to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan and also Daytona in 2015, but those also are areas where Wallace customarily has actually run properly. Gibbs still seeks his 1st career Cup gain. Chastain is actually the vehicle driver along with one of the most recent knowledge in playoff pressure circumstances, where he usually has actually verified he can make factors happen.There are actually 16 other playoff-eligible motorists that virtually skin must-win scenarios: 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 as well as Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has spent years covering motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, along with assignments at ESPN, Sporting Headlines, NASCAR Setting publication as well as The (Daytona Seaside) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain much more coming from NASCAR Cup Collection Follow your favorites to acquire relevant information about video games, information and also even more.