.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The largest issue of those fighting for a playoff location in the NASCAR Mug Set is actually that a motorist that isn't from another location 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 himself in the playoffs along with a triumph-- albeit a questionable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd ethnicity of the 26-race routine season.Following Richmond, 3 ethnicities continue to be to place the playoff farmland: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs are composed of 16 motorists-- the regular-season champ and then the next 15 drivers placed through success along with ties violated through points.With the top seven chauffeurs in the standings all having at the very least one success, the regular-season champion more than likely will be among the champions. Thirteen motorists have actually won this year, indicating up to 3 areas may be offered on points. Therefore that remains in, who performs the blister and also that goes to win-at-all-costs? Those 13 chauffeurs 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 Austin Dillon.The blister transformed dramatically with Dillon's victory as right now at most simply 3 locations-- not 4 as just before the Richmond race-- could be accessible to winless chauffeurs. Both Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain fell below the cutline while Bubba Wallace transferred to the good side of being just one of the three winless drivers along with the best points.Joey Logano talks about Austin Dillon's overtime relocate to win the 400 Therefore let's get to the points: There are five winless vehicle drivers that will be actually fighting for the present 3 areas accessible solely on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point edge on the cutline (currently Buescher as well as Chastain), along with 60 factors on Ty Gibbs, that is actually 15 points above Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, incorporated the status, are three aspects responsible for Wallace.In other terms, it's mosting likely to be actually a battle to the finish.Buescher won at Michigan and Daytona in 2015, but those also are actually locations where Wallace customarily has run effectively. Gibbs still finds his very first job Cup win. Chastain is the chauffeur with the best current expertise in playoff tension scenarios, where he mainly has shown he can easily make things happen.There are 16 various other playoff-eligible vehicle drivers who virtually face must-win situations: Pursuit 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 covers NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has invested many years covering motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Updates, NASCAR Scene publication and also The (Daytona Seashore) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire more coming from NASCAR Mug Set Observe your preferences to obtain details concerning activities, headlines and also more.