.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The largest concern of those fighting for a playoff location in the NASCAR Cup Collection is that a chauffeur who isn't remotely in the mix vaults right into the playoffs with a dismayed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the standings getting into Richmond, placed themself in the playoffs with a success-- albeit a questionable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd race of the 26-race routine season.Following Richmond, three nationalities stay to set the playoff range: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs are composed of 16 chauffeurs-- the regular-season champion and after that the next 15 chauffeurs placed by wins with dead heats breached by points.With the leading 7 motorists in the standings all contending the very least one victory, the regular-season champion more than likely is going to be among the winners. Thirteen chauffeurs have actually won this year, suggesting as much as 3 locations might be on call on points. So that resides in, that gets on the blister as well as who is at win-at-all-costs? Those 13 motorists along with success who are 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 blister transformed dramatically with Dillon's success as now just merely 3 locations-- certainly not 4 as before the Richmond competition-- might be available to winless motorists. Each Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain dropped under the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the good side of being one of the three winless motorists with the absolute most points.Joey Logano covers Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to gain the 400 So that allow's get to the points: There are actually five winless chauffeurs who would certainly be actually fighting for the present three areas available exclusively on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point side on the cutline (currently Buescher and Chastain), with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, who is actually 15 factors over Wallace. Buescher and Chastain, incorporated the standings, are actually 3 factors behind Wallace.In other phrases, it's visiting be a fight to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan and Daytona in 2015, but those additionally are locations where Wallace customarily has managed properly. Gibbs still finds his very first profession Cup succeed. Chastain is actually the driver with one of the most latest knowledge in playoff stress circumstances, where he usually has actually confirmed he can create factors happen.There are 16 various other playoff-eligible motorists that basically skin must-win scenarios: Chase 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 Sporting Activities. He has actually invested decades dealing with motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, along with assignments at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Seashore) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire much more coming from NASCAR Cup Set Observe your preferences to acquire info about games, headlines as well as additional.