.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The biggest concern of those defending a playoff place in the NASCAR Mug Series is that a driver who isn't from another location in the mix vaults into the playoffs along with a dismayed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was 32nd in the standings entering into Richmond, placed themself in the playoffs along with a success-- albeit a debatable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race routine season.Following Richmond, 3 nationalities continue to be to put the playoff range: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs contain 16 vehicle drivers-- the regular-season champion and then the upcoming 15 chauffeurs ranked by victories with ties violated through points.With the top seven chauffeurs in the standings all having at the very least one victory, the regular-season champ probably will be just one of the winners. Thirteen drivers have actually succeeded this year, suggesting up to three spots could be readily available on factors. So who remains in, that gets on the blister and also who is at win-at-all-costs? Those 13 motorists with success that 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 bubble changed substantially with Dillon's victory as today at most simply three areas-- certainly not 4 as prior to the Richmond race-- could be offered to winless vehicle drivers. Each Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain fell under the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the good side of being just one of the 3 winless chauffeurs with the absolute most points.Joey Logano covers Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to win the Cook Out 400 So that permit's specify: There are actually five winless chauffeurs who would certainly be fighting for the present three locations on call only on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point side on the cutline (presently Buescher and also Chastain), with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, that is 15 aspects above Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, tied in the status, are actually three factors behind Wallace.In various other words, it is actually heading to be a match to the finish.Buescher succeeded at Michigan and Daytona in 2015, yet those additionally are actually locations where Wallace customarily has actually operated well. Gibbs still finds his initial occupation Cup gain. Chastain is the vehicle driver along with one of the most recent expertise in playoff stress situations, where he mainly has actually confirmed he may make points happen.There are actually 16 various other playoff-eligible vehicle drivers that more or less face 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 covers NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has actually devoted decades dealing with motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, along with jobs at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Setting journal and The (Daytona Seaside) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Get much more coming from NASCAR Cup Set Observe your favorites to obtain relevant information regarding games, updates and also even more.