.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The largest issue of those fighting for a playoff area in the NASCAR Mug Collection is actually that a vehicle driver that isn't from another location in the mix safes in to the playoffs with an upset victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was actually 32nd in the standings going into Richmond, placed himself in the playoffs with a triumph-- albeit a disputable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd race of the 26-race frequent season.Following Richmond, three nationalities remain to put the playoff ground: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs include 16 drivers-- the regular-season champion and then the upcoming 15 chauffeurs rated through victories with dead heats breached through points.With the best seven drivers in the status all contending least one triumph, the regular-season champion most likely is going to be just one of the champions. Thirteen drivers have actually succeeded this year, implying as much as three spots might be readily available on factors. So that remains in, that performs the bubble as well as who goes to win-at-all-costs? Those 13 vehicle drivers along with wins who remain in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Alarm, Ryan Blaney, Pursuit Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric and Austin Dillon.The blister transformed substantially with Dillon's victory as right now just simply three locations-- certainly not 4 as prior to the Richmond race-- could be available to winless vehicle drivers. Both Chris Buescher and also Ross Chastain fell under the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the good side of being just one of the 3 winless motorists along with the most points.Joey Logano goes over Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to gain the Cook Out 400 So permit's get to the points: There are actually five winless motorists who will be fighting for the existing three spots readily available entirely on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point edge on the cutline (presently Buescher and Chastain), with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, that is actually 15 factors over Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, tied in the standings, are actually 3 aspects responsible for Wallace.In other words, it's going to be actually a fight to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan and also Daytona in 2013, yet those additionally are places where Wallace customarily has run properly. Gibbs still finds his very first profession Mug win. Chastain is the chauffeur along with the absolute most recent experience in playoff pressure circumstances, where he mostly has actually shown he may create factors happen.There are actually 16 various other playoff-eligible chauffeurs that more or less skin must-win situations: 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 covers NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has devoted decades covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Updates, NASCAR Setting journal as well as The (Daytona Seashore) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Get a lot more from NASCAR Cup Set Observe your preferences to receive info concerning activities, information as well as more.