.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The most significant problem of those fighting for a playoff spot in the NASCAR Mug Set is actually that a chauffeur that isn't remotely in the mix safes right into the playoffs with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was actually 32nd in the standings getting in Richmond, put himself in the playoffs with a success-- albeit a questionable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race frequent season.Following Richmond, 3 nationalities remain to place the playoff range: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs consist of 16 motorists-- the regular-season champ and then the upcoming 15 drivers placed through triumphes along with ties violated by points.With the leading seven vehicle drivers in the standings all having at minimum one triumph, the regular-season champ more than likely is going to be just one of the champions. Thirteen drivers have won this year, indicating approximately three areas may be on call on points. Therefore who's in, who gets on the bubble as well as that is at win-at-all-costs? Those 13 motorists along with victories 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 as well as Austin Dillon.The bubble modified significantly along with Dillon's triumph as now at most merely 3 locations-- certainly not four as before the Richmond race-- could be on call to winless drivers. Both Chris Buescher and also Ross Chastain dropped below the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the silver lining of being among the three winless chauffeurs along with the most points.Joey Logano goes over Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to succeed the Cook Out 400 Therefore allow's get to the points: There are actually 5 winless motorists who will be actually fighting for the current three places accessible entirely on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point edge on the cutline (currently Buescher and also Chastain), with 60 points on Ty Gibbs, that is 15 points over Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, tied in the standings, are 3 aspects behind Wallace.In various other phrases, it is actually visiting be a fight to the finish.Buescher succeeded at Michigan as well as Daytona in 2014, yet those likewise are areas where Wallace typically has run properly. Gibbs still seeks his very first career Cup gain. Chastain is the chauffeur along with the best current knowledge in playoff tension situations, where he mainly has actually shown he may make traits happen.There are actually 16 other playoff-eligible motorists who more or less face must-win situations: 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 also Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has spent decades dealing with motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, along with jobs at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Setting journal as well as The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Get much more from NASCAR Cup Set Observe your faves to acquire information about games, information and also additional.