.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The most significant concern of those fighting for a playoff place in the NASCAR Mug Set is that a chauffeur that isn't remotely in the mix vaults in to the playoffs with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was actually 32nd in the status getting in Richmond, placed himself in the playoffs along with a success-- albeit a disputable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd ethnicity of the 26-race frequent season.Following Richmond, three races stay to place the playoff farmland: Michigan, Daytona as well as Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs contain 16 motorists-- the regular-season champ and then the next 15 motorists ranked by triumphes with dead heats broken by points.With the top 7 motorists in the status all contending the very least one victory, the regular-season champ more than likely is going to be among the champions. Thirteen vehicle drivers have won this year, meaning as much as 3 spots might be accessible on factors. Thus who's in, who performs the bubble and also that goes to win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen drivers with triumphes who remain in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric as well as Austin Dillon.The blister altered considerably along with Dillon's triumph as right now at most just three spots-- not four as prior to the Richmond competition-- might be accessible to winless motorists. Each Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain dropped below the cutline while Bubba Wallace transferred to the silver lining of being just one of the 3 winless chauffeurs along with the absolute most points.Joey Logano discusses Austin Dillon's overtime relocate to win the 400 So allow's get to the points: There are 5 winless motorists who would certainly be actually fighting for the existing three spots on call solely on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point edge on the cutline (presently Buescher and Chastain), with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, who is actually 15 points above Wallace. Buescher as well as Chastain, incorporated the standings, are three aspects behind Wallace.In various other words, it's visiting be a match to the finish.Buescher succeeded at Michigan and also Daytona in 2015, however those likewise are locations where Wallace customarily has actually operated well. Gibbs still seeks his 1st job Mug gain. Chastain is actually the chauffeur with the absolute most current adventure in playoff stress conditions, where he typically has verified he can make points happen.There are actually 16 other playoff-eligible vehicle drivers who more or less face 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 Seeker Nemechek, Harrison Burton and Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has actually spent many years dealing with motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Updates, NASCAR Scene publication and also The (Daytona Coastline) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire more from NASCAR Cup Set Observe your preferences to obtain relevant information regarding video games, information as well as additional.