.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The biggest worry of those fighting for a playoff area in the NASCAR Cup Series is that a motorist who isn't remotely in the mix safes right into the playoffs with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the standings entering into Richmond, put themself in the playoffs along with a victory-- albeit a debatable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race normal season.Following Richmond, three ethnicities remain to put the playoff farmland: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs contain 16 drivers-- the regular-season champ and afterwards the next 15 chauffeurs ranked through victories with ties broken by points.With the best 7 motorists in the standings all having at the very least one success, the regular-season champ likely is going to be just one of the victors. Thirteen vehicle drivers have won this year, indicating as much as 3 places can be accessible on aspects. So that remains in, that performs the blister as well as who is at win-at-all-costs? Those 13 vehicle drivers with success that are 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 and also Austin Dillon.The blister changed significantly with Dillon's triumph as today at most only 3 locations-- certainly not four as prior to the Richmond race-- might be on call to winless chauffeurs. Both Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain fell beneath the cutline while Bubba Wallace transferred to the silver lining of being one of the three winless chauffeurs along with the absolute most points.Joey Logano reviews Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to win the 400 So that allow's specify: There are five winless chauffeurs that would certainly be fighting for the present 3 areas accessible exclusively on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point edge on the cutline (currently Buescher and also Chastain), along with 60 points on Ty Gibbs, who is 15 points above Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, incorporated the standings, are actually three aspects responsible for Wallace.In various other phrases, it is actually mosting likely to be a match to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan and also Daytona last year, however those likewise are actually areas where Wallace customarily has actually run effectively. Gibbs still seeks his 1st job Cup win. Chastain is the motorist with the most latest adventure in playoff pressure scenarios, where he primarily has shown he can easily create points happen.There are actually 16 various other playoff-eligible motorists who virtually skin must-win circumstances: 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 Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has invested decades covering motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, along with jobs at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Setting magazine and also The (Daytona Beach Front) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain more from NASCAR Mug Series Observe your favorites to receive relevant information about video games, information and more.