.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The greatest worry of those defending a playoff location in the NASCAR Cup Series is that a vehicle driver who isn't remotely in the mix vaults into the playoffs with an upset victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was actually 32nd in the standings entering Richmond, placed themself in the playoffs along with a success-- albeit a questionable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd ethnicity of the 26-race routine season.Following Richmond, three ethnicities remain to place the playoff farmland: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs consist of 16 chauffeurs-- the regular-season champion and after that the next 15 drivers rated by success along with ties violated by points.With the top 7 vehicle drivers in the status all contending minimum one success, the regular-season champion more than likely will be one of the victors. Thirteen vehicle drivers have actually won this year, indicating approximately 3 places may be accessible on aspects. Therefore who's in, that gets on the bubble as well as who goes to win-at-all-costs? Those 13 motorists along with wins who are 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 and also Austin Dillon.The bubble transformed drastically along with Dillon's triumph as right now maximum only three areas-- certainly not 4 as prior to the Richmond race-- might be on call to winless vehicle drivers. Each Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain dropped below the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the silver lining of being among the three winless chauffeurs along with the best points.Joey Logano reviews Austin Dillon's overtime relocate to win the Cook Out 400 So allow's get to the points: There are actually 5 winless motorists who would certainly be actually battling for the existing 3 locations on call only on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point edge on the cutline (presently Buescher and Chastain), with 60 factors on Ty Gibbs, who is 15 aspects over Wallace. Buescher as well as Chastain, incorporated the status, are 3 points behind Wallace.In other phrases, it's going to be actually a fight to the finish.Buescher succeeded at Michigan and also Daytona last year, yet those likewise are actually places where Wallace commonly has run well. Gibbs still finds his first profession Cup gain. Chastain is the chauffeur along with the best latest experience in playoff stress conditions, where he mostly has actually confirmed he can easily make things happen.There are 16 other playoff-eligible vehicle drivers that essentially skin 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 Seeker Nemechek, Harrison Burton and also Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has actually invested years covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Information, NASCAR Setting publication and The (Daytona Seashore) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire more coming from NASCAR Cup Collection Follow your faves to get relevant information concerning video games, headlines and even more.