.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The largest concern of those defending a playoff area in the NASCAR Cup Collection is actually that a chauffeur who isn't from another location in the mix safes right into the playoffs with an upset victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was actually 32nd in the standings going into Richmond, put himself in the playoffs along with a victory-- albeit a disputable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race regular season.Following Richmond, three nationalities stay to establish the playoff ground: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs are composed of 16 vehicle drivers-- the regular-season champion and afterwards the following 15 drivers placed by wins along with dead heats breached through points.With the top 7 drivers in the status all having at minimum one success, the regular-season champ probably is going to be among the victors. Thirteen drivers have actually won this year, indicating as much as 3 places may be on call on aspects. So that resides in, who gets on the bubble and also that goes to win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen vehicle drivers with victories who are 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 as well as Austin Dillon.The bubble modified drastically along with Dillon's success as today at most simply three areas-- not four as just before the Richmond competition-- might be offered to winless drivers. Both Chris Buescher and also Ross Chastain fell under the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated to the good side of being one of the 3 winless chauffeurs along with the absolute most points.Joey Logano explains Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to win the 400 So that permit's specify: There are actually five winless chauffeurs that will be actually combating for the current three areas on call exclusively on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point edge on the cutline (presently Buescher and also Chastain), with 60 factors on Ty Gibbs, who is 15 aspects above Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, tied in the status, are actually three points behind Wallace.In various other phrases, it's heading to be actually a battle to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan as well as Daytona in 2015, however those also are actually areas where Wallace commonly has managed effectively. Gibbs still finds his first job Mug gain. Chastain is actually the driver with the absolute most recent expertise in playoff stress circumstances, where he usually has verified he can easily make factors happen.There are 16 various other playoff-eligible motorists that essentially skin 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 and Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has invested decades covering motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, along with stints at ESPN, Sporting Updates, NASCAR Setting journal as well as The (Daytona Beach Front) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Receive a lot more coming from NASCAR Mug Set Observe your preferences to get details about video games, headlines and additional.