.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The largest issue of those defending a playoff area in the NASCAR Cup Series is that a chauffeur that isn't remotely in the mix safes into the playoffs with an upset victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the status getting into Richmond, put himself in the playoffs along with a success-- albeit a disputable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd ethnicity of the 26-race normal season.Following Richmond, 3 ethnicities stay to place the playoff ground: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs include 16 vehicle drivers-- the regular-season champion and after that the next 15 drivers positioned through triumphes along with dead heats broken through points.With the leading 7 drivers in the standings all contending minimum one victory, the regular-season champion more than likely is going to be one of the winners. Thirteen drivers have gained this year, implying approximately 3 areas might be available on points. So who's in, that performs the blister and who goes to win-at-all-costs? Those 13 vehicle drivers along with success that are in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Alarm, Ryan Blaney, Hunt Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric and also Austin Dillon.The bubble modified considerably along with Dillon's victory as now maximum merely 3 locations-- certainly not 4 as before the Richmond competition-- might be available to winless chauffeurs. Each Chris Buescher and also Ross Chastain dropped beneath the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated to the silver lining of being one of the 3 winless chauffeurs along with the best points.Joey Logano reviews Austin Dillon's overtime relocate to succeed the Cook Out 400 So that let's specify: There are actually five winless vehicle drivers that would certainly be actually battling for the present 3 locations on call exclusively on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point edge on the cutline (currently Buescher and also Chastain), along with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, that is 15 points over Wallace. Buescher and Chastain, tied in the standings, are 3 aspects responsible for Wallace.In various other words, it is actually going to be actually a fight to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan and Daytona in 2015, yet those additionally are places where Wallace commonly has actually operated effectively. Gibbs still seeks his very first career Cup win. Chastain is the driver along with the most latest adventure in playoff stress situations, where he mostly has actually proven he can easily create points happen.There are actually 16 other playoff-eligible chauffeurs that basically face must-win conditions: Hunt 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 spent years dealing with motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting Headlines, NASCAR Setting magazine and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain much more coming from NASCAR Mug Series Observe your faves to acquire info regarding games, headlines as well as even more.