.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The largest worry of those fighting for a playoff area in the NASCAR Cup Collection is that a chauffeur that isn't from another location in the mix safes into the playoffs along with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the standings entering into Richmond, placed himself in the playoffs along with a success-- albeit a debatable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race normal season.Following Richmond, 3 nationalities remain to put the playoff ground: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs include 16 drivers-- the regular-season champion and after that the upcoming 15 vehicle drivers rated by success along with dead heats breached by points.With the leading seven vehicle drivers in the standings all having at least one success, the regular-season champ probably will be one of the victors. Thirteen vehicle drivers have won this year, implying as much as 3 areas might be accessible on points. Thus that resides in, that's on the bubble and that goes to win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen motorists with wins who remain 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 modified considerably along with Dillon's victory as now maximum simply three areas-- certainly not 4 as prior to the Richmond race-- might be available to winless drivers. Each Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain fell below the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the good side of being among the 3 winless drivers with one of the most points.Joey Logano explains Austin Dillon's overtime relocate to gain the Cook Out 400 So let's get to the points: There are five winless motorists who would be actually fighting for the existing 3 places accessible entirely on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point side on the cutline (presently Buescher and also Chastain), with 60 factors on Ty Gibbs, who is actually 15 factors above Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, incorporated the status, are actually three points behind Wallace.In various other phrases, it is actually visiting be actually a battle to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan and Daytona in 2015, yet those additionally are spots where Wallace generally has managed effectively. Gibbs still finds his initial career Mug succeed. Chastain is the motorist with one of the most latest experience in playoff tension situations, where he mostly has actually confirmed he can easily create traits happen.There are actually 16 other playoff-eligible drivers that essentially face must-win conditions: 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 Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has invested many years dealing with motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, along with stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Get more coming from NASCAR Mug Set Follow your favorites to obtain information concerning activities, information as well as more.