.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The largest issue of those fighting for a playoff location in the NASCAR Mug Set is that a chauffeur who isn't remotely in the mix safes into the playoffs along with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was 32nd in the status going into Richmond, placed themself in the playoffs with a triumph-- albeit a debatable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd race of the 26-race regular season.Following Richmond, 3 ethnicities remain to put the playoff farmland: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs are composed of 16 drivers-- the regular-season champ and afterwards the next 15 drivers placed through victories with dead heats breached by points.With the best 7 chauffeurs in the standings all having at least one victory, the regular-season champion most likely will be one of the champions. Thirteen chauffeurs have actually gained this year, meaning around 3 areas can be accessible on aspects. Thus that remains in, who performs the bubble as well as who is at win-at-all-costs? Those 13 motorists with wins that 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 considerably with Dillon's victory as today just simply 3 areas-- not four as prior to the Richmond competition-- could be accessible to winless vehicle drivers. Both Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain fell below the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated to the good side of being among the three winless motorists along with the best points.Joey Logano discusses Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to succeed the Cook Out 400 So permit's get to the points: There are actually five winless chauffeurs who would certainly be battling for the current 3 locations readily available only on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point side on the cutline (currently Buescher and also Chastain), with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, who is actually 15 points over Wallace. Buescher as well as Chastain, incorporated the standings, are actually three aspects responsible for Wallace.In other phrases, it is actually heading to be a fight to the finish.Buescher won at Michigan and Daytona in 2013, however those likewise are actually places where Wallace typically has run effectively. Gibbs still finds his initial occupation Cup win. Chastain is the motorist along with the best current expertise in playoff pressure scenarios, where he mainly has confirmed he can make traits happen.There are actually 16 various other playoff-eligible vehicle drivers who essentially face must-win situations: 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 and also Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has actually spent years dealing with motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, along with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Headlines, NASCAR Scene journal and also The (Daytona Coastline) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire extra coming from NASCAR Cup Set Observe your preferences to acquire information regarding video games, updates and even more.