.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The largest concern of those fighting for a playoff location in the NASCAR Mug Collection is actually that a motorist who isn't from another location in the mix vaults in to the playoffs along with a dismayed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the status entering into Richmond, put himself in the playoffs with a triumph-- albeit a disputable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd race of the 26-race regular season.Following Richmond, three nationalities remain to place the playoff field: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs consist of 16 chauffeurs-- the regular-season champion and afterwards the next 15 motorists positioned by triumphes with dead heats broken by points.With the best seven motorists in the status all having at minimum one triumph, the regular-season champion most likely will be just one of the victors. Thirteen vehicle drivers have actually gained this year, implying as much as three areas could be readily available on aspects. Therefore who remains in, that gets on the blister and who goes to win-at-all-costs? Those 13 chauffeurs along with victories that 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 and also Austin Dillon.The bubble transformed considerably along with Dillon's victory as today at most simply three locations-- not 4 as before the Richmond competition-- might be accessible to winless motorists. Both Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain fell under the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the silver lining of being among the three winless chauffeurs with the best points.Joey Logano talks about Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to gain the 400 Thus let's specify: There are five winless chauffeurs that would certainly be combating for the current three locations accessible exclusively on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point side on the cutline (currently Buescher and also Chastain), along with 60 points on Ty Gibbs, that is actually 15 factors over Wallace. Buescher as well as Chastain, tied in the standings, are 3 aspects behind Wallace.In various other terms, it is actually going to be a match to the finish.Buescher won at Michigan and also Daytona last year, yet those likewise are actually areas where Wallace typically has actually operated effectively. Gibbs still finds his 1st occupation Cup gain. Chastain is actually the motorist with the best current experience in playoff tension situations, where he typically has confirmed he can easily make factors happen.There are actually 16 other playoff-eligible vehicle drivers that essentially skin must-win circumstances: 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 as well as Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has actually invested many years covering motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, along with jobs at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene journal as well as The (Daytona Beach Front) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Receive extra coming from NASCAR Mug Series Observe your preferences to receive details about activities, updates and also even more.