.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The largest problem of those fighting for a playoff location in the NASCAR Mug Collection is actually that a motorist who isn't from another location in the mix vaults into the playoffs along with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was actually 32nd in the status going into Richmond, placed themself in the playoffs along with a victory-- albeit a disputable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race routine season.Following Richmond, three ethnicities remain to set the playoff range: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs feature 16 chauffeurs-- the regular-season champion and afterwards the upcoming 15 vehicle drivers ranked through victories with dead heats breached by points.With the best 7 vehicle drivers in the standings all contending minimum one triumph, the regular-season champ likely will be among the champions. Thirteen motorists have won this year, implying around three spots might be available on points. Therefore who remains in, who performs the bubble and who is at win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen drivers with success who are in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric and Austin Dillon.The blister altered considerably along with Dillon's triumph as now maximum simply 3 spots-- not 4 as prior to the Richmond race-- may be offered to winless motorists. Both Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain fell under the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the good side of being among the 3 winless chauffeurs with the best points.Joey Logano talks about Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to succeed the 400 So permit's specify: There are actually five winless chauffeurs who would be battling for the current 3 locations offered entirely on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point edge on the cutline (currently Buescher as well as Chastain), with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, who is actually 15 aspects over Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, incorporated the standings, are actually 3 aspects responsible for Wallace.In other words, it's going to be a fight to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan and also Daytona in 2013, however those also are spots where Wallace traditionally has run properly. Gibbs still seeks his first job Mug win. Chastain is actually the chauffeur along with the absolute most recent expertise in playoff stress conditions, where he mainly has proven he can make things happen.There are actually 16 various other playoff-eligible chauffeurs who practically face must-win circumstances: Pursuit 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 Hunter Nemechek, Harrison Burton as well as Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has invested decades covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, along with assignments at ESPN, Sporting Headlines, NASCAR Scene publication and The (Daytona Coastline) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Receive much more coming from NASCAR Cup Set Observe your favorites to obtain information about video games, information and also more.