.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The biggest concern of those defending a playoff area in the NASCAR Cup Series is that a vehicle driver that isn't remotely in the mix vaults in to the playoffs along with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was actually 32nd in the standings entering Richmond, placed themself in the playoffs with a success-- albeit a debatable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race regular season.Following Richmond, three nationalities stay to set the playoff ground: Michigan, Daytona as well as Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs contain 16 drivers-- the regular-season champ and then the following 15 drivers ranked by triumphes with ties broken by points.With the leading 7 chauffeurs in the status all contending the very least one victory, the regular-season champ probably will be just one of the winners. Thirteen drivers have actually won this year, suggesting up to 3 areas may be offered on factors. Therefore that resides in, that gets on the blister and also who is at win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen drivers with wins that reside in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Alarm, Ryan Blaney, Hunt Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric and Austin Dillon.The bubble transformed substantially along with Dillon's success as today maximum simply 3 spots-- certainly not four as before the Richmond race-- can be readily available to winless vehicle drivers. Both Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain dropped under the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the good side of being among the 3 winless vehicle drivers along with the absolute most points.Joey Logano discusses Austin Dillon's overtime relocate to succeed the Cook Out 400 So that permit's get to the points: There are five winless motorists who will be combating for the existing 3 places on call only on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point edge on the cutline (presently Buescher and also Chastain), with 60 points on Ty Gibbs, who is 15 points over Wallace. Buescher and Chastain, incorporated the standings, are actually three aspects responsible for Wallace.In various other words, it's mosting likely to be actually a match to the finish.Buescher succeeded at Michigan and also Daytona in 2014, but those also are actually places where Wallace commonly has actually operated effectively. Gibbs still finds his first career Mug win. Chastain is actually the chauffeur along with the best recent experience in playoff tension scenarios, where he typically has verified he may make things happen.There are actually 16 other playoff-eligible vehicle drivers who virtually skin must-win situations: 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 Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has spent years dealing with motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Information, NASCAR Scene magazine as well as The (Daytona Seashore) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain even more coming from NASCAR Cup Set Observe your preferences to get information regarding activities, headlines as well as even more.