.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The biggest concern of those defending a playoff area in the NASCAR Mug Set is actually that a vehicle driver who isn't from another location in the mix safes into the playoffs with a dismayed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was actually 32nd in the status going into Richmond, put himself in the playoffs with a victory-- albeit a questionable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd race of the 26-race frequent season.Following Richmond, three nationalities remain to place the playoff range: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs feature 16 vehicle drivers-- the regular-season champion and afterwards the next 15 chauffeurs rated through wins with dead heats violated by points.With the top 7 chauffeurs in the standings all having at the very least one success, the regular-season champion likely will be just one of the champions. Thirteen chauffeurs have won this year, meaning around three locations can be offered on aspects. Thus that resides in, who's on the blister and that goes to win-at-all-costs? Those 13 motorists along with success 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 and Austin Dillon.The blister transformed substantially with Dillon's victory as today at most only three areas-- certainly not 4 as just before the Richmond race-- may be available to winless motorists. Each Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain dropped below the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the silver lining of being just one of the 3 winless motorists along with one of the most points.Joey Logano discusses Austin Dillon's overtime move to succeed the Cook Out 400 Therefore allow's specify: There are 5 winless chauffeurs who would certainly be combating for the present three places accessible solely on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point side on the cutline (currently Buescher and also Chastain), along with 60 points on Ty Gibbs, who is actually 15 points over Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, tied in the standings, are actually 3 factors responsible for Wallace.In other phrases, it is actually heading to be actually a fight to the finish.Buescher won at Michigan and Daytona last year, but those also are actually areas where Wallace typically has actually operated well. Gibbs still seeks his initial occupation Cup succeed. Chastain is actually the motorist along with the most current knowledge in playoff tension circumstances, where he mainly has actually proven he can easily create traits happen.There are 16 various other playoff-eligible drivers who essentially face must-win circumstances: 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 Hunter Nemechek, Harrison Burton as well as Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has actually invested decades covering motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, along with jobs at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene magazine and also The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain more coming from NASCAR Mug Series Observe your preferences to receive relevant information concerning activities, news and also even more.