.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The biggest concern of those defending a playoff location in the NASCAR Cup Collection is actually that a driver that isn't remotely in the mix safes in to the playoffs along with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was actually 32nd in the status entering into Richmond, put himself in the playoffs with a success-- albeit a controversial one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race regular season.Following Richmond, 3 races stay to set the playoff field: Michigan, Daytona as well as Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs are composed of 16 motorists-- the regular-season champion and afterwards the next 15 motorists positioned by victories with dead heats breached by points.With the best seven motorists in the standings all having at the very least one triumph, the regular-season champion likely is going to be among the winners. Thirteen vehicle drivers have gained this year, suggesting around three locations might be readily available on aspects. Thus who's in, that performs the blister as well as that is at win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen chauffeurs along with triumphes that are 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 as well as Austin Dillon.The bubble modified considerably along with Dillon's success as right now at most just three locations-- not 4 as just before the Richmond race-- might be accessible to winless drivers. Both Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain fell below the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the silver lining of being just one of the three winless drivers along with the best points.Joey Logano talks about Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to gain the 400 Thus let's get to the points: There are actually five winless drivers who would certainly be fighting for the current three spots available only on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point edge on the cutline (presently Buescher as well as Chastain), along with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, that is 15 aspects over Wallace. Buescher as well as Chastain, incorporated the standings, are actually 3 factors behind Wallace.In various other words, it is actually visiting be actually a battle to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan and also Daytona in 2015, yet those likewise are areas where Wallace traditionally has actually run properly. Gibbs still seeks his very first profession Mug succeed. Chastain is actually the motorist along with the most current knowledge in playoff tension conditions, where he primarily has confirmed he can easily create factors happen.There are 16 other playoff-eligible vehicle drivers who pretty much face must-win conditions: 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 Seeker Nemechek, Harrison Burton as well as Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has invested decades covering motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, along with jobs at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene journal as well as The (Daytona Seaside) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire a lot more from NASCAR Mug Series Follow your preferences to receive details concerning video games, news as well as additional.