.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The greatest problem of those fighting for a playoff area in the NASCAR Mug Collection is actually that a motorist that isn't remotely in the mix vaults in to the playoffs with a dismayed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the status entering Richmond, placed himself in the playoffs with a success-- albeit a controversial one-- on Sunday, the 23rd race of the 26-race frequent season.Following Richmond, 3 races continue to be to establish the playoff range: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs include 16 drivers-- the regular-season champion and afterwards the following 15 chauffeurs rated by success with ties breached by points.With the top seven vehicle drivers in the standings all having at minimum one success, the regular-season champ probably will be just one of the victors. Thirteen motorists have actually won this year, suggesting as much as 3 spots may be on call on factors. Therefore that resides in, who performs the blister as well as that goes to win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen motorists along with triumphes who remain in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Alarm, Ryan Blaney, Hunt Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric and Austin Dillon.The blister changed dramatically with Dillon's triumph as right now just merely three locations-- not four as just before the Richmond competition-- may be available to winless motorists. Each Chris Buescher and also Ross Chastain fell under the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the silver lining of being one of the three winless vehicle drivers with the absolute most points.Joey Logano reviews Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to win the Cook Out 400 So that permit's specify: There are 5 winless vehicle drivers that would be actually battling for the present three areas readily available exclusively on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point side on the cutline (currently Buescher as well as Chastain), with 60 factors on Ty Gibbs, that is 15 factors above Wallace. Buescher and Chastain, incorporated the status, are 3 aspects behind Wallace.In other phrases, it is actually heading to be a fight to the finish.Buescher won at Michigan as well as Daytona in 2014, however those likewise are locations where Wallace traditionally has operated well. Gibbs still seeks his initial job Mug gain. Chastain is actually the vehicle driver with the most recent experience in playoff tension conditions, where he primarily has proven he can create factors happen.There are 16 other playoff-eligible vehicle drivers that essentially skin must-win circumstances: 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 Seeker Nemechek, Harrison Burton as well as Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has actually devoted decades dealing with motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting Headlines, NASCAR Setting journal as well as The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Receive much more coming from NASCAR Mug Set Follow your favorites to get info about video games, updates as well as additional.