.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The most significant problem of those defending a playoff place in the NASCAR Mug Collection is actually that a chauffeur who isn't from another location in the mix vaults into the playoffs along with a dismayed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was actually 32nd in the standings entering Richmond, placed himself in the playoffs along with a success-- albeit a debatable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race regular season.Following Richmond, three ethnicities continue to be to put the playoff range: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs are composed of 16 motorists-- the regular-season champ and afterwards the following 15 chauffeurs placed by triumphes with dead heats breached through points.With the leading 7 drivers in the status all contending least one victory, the regular-season champ likely is going to be just one of the champions. Thirteen drivers have actually won this year, meaning around 3 areas can be accessible on points. So that remains in, that's on the blister as well as that is at win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen chauffeurs with wins who reside in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, Hunt Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric and Austin Dillon.The bubble transformed dramatically with Dillon's success as now at most simply 3 locations-- certainly not four as just before the Richmond competition-- could be available to winless drivers. Each Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain dropped under the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the good side of being just one of the three winless vehicle drivers along with one of the most points.Joey Logano talks about Austin Dillon's overtime relocate to win the Cook Out 400 So that let's get to the points: There are actually five winless motorists who will be actually fighting for the current three locations readily available entirely on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point edge on the cutline (presently Buescher as well as Chastain), along with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, that is actually 15 factors above Wallace. Buescher as well as Chastain, incorporated the standings, are 3 points responsible for Wallace.In various other terms, it's visiting be a match to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan as well as Daytona in 2015, yet those additionally are areas where Wallace generally has actually operated well. Gibbs still seeks his 1st career Mug win. Chastain is the vehicle driver along with one of the most recent expertise in playoff stress scenarios, where he mainly has actually proven he can create factors happen.There are actually 16 various other playoff-eligible motorists that pretty much skin must-win conditions: 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 Hunter Nemechek, Harrison Burton as well as Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has actually devoted many years dealing with motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, along with jobs at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene magazine as well as The (Daytona Seashore) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire a lot more from NASCAR Cup Set Observe your favorites to acquire relevant information about video games, news and also even more.