.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The most significant concern of those defending a playoff area in the NASCAR Mug Series is actually that a driver who isn't remotely in the mix safes into the playoffs along with a dismayed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the status getting into Richmond, placed themself in the playoffs with a victory-- albeit a disputable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd ethnicity of the 26-race routine season.Following Richmond, 3 races remain to put the playoff ground: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs feature 16 motorists-- the regular-season champ and afterwards the next 15 drivers ranked through wins with ties violated through points.With the top seven motorists in the status all contending the very least one success, the regular-season champion likely will be one of the victors. Thirteen vehicle drivers have succeeded this year, indicating around three areas could be available on factors. So who resides in, that gets on the blister as well as that is at win-at-all-costs? Those 13 motorists along with wins that reside 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 as well as Austin Dillon.The blister transformed substantially with Dillon's victory as right now at most only three spots-- not four as just before the Richmond competition-- might be readily available to winless drivers. Both Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain dropped under the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated 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 relocate to gain the Cook Out 400 Thus allow's specify: There are five winless motorists that will be fighting for the current three spots accessible entirely on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point edge on the cutline (currently Buescher and Chastain), with 60 factors on Ty Gibbs, who is 15 aspects over Wallace. Buescher as well as Chastain, tied in the status, are three aspects responsible for Wallace.In other phrases, it's going to be actually a match to the finish.Buescher succeeded at Michigan and Daytona in 2014, but those also are places where Wallace commonly has operated properly. Gibbs still finds his 1st career Cup win. Chastain is the vehicle driver along with the absolute most recent expertise in playoff pressure scenarios, where he usually has actually proven he can create points happen.There are actually 16 various other playoff-eligible chauffeurs who pretty much 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 Hunter Nemechek, Harrison Burton and Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has actually invested years covering motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Updates, NASCAR Setting magazine and The (Daytona Seashore) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain even more coming from NASCAR Cup Set Observe your preferences to acquire relevant information regarding video games, updates as well as additional.