.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The most significant problem of those fighting for a playoff location in the NASCAR Mug Series is actually that a motorist who isn't remotely in the mix vaults into the playoffs with an upset victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was actually 32nd in the standings getting in Richmond, put himself in the playoffs with a triumph-- albeit a disputable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd race of the 26-race frequent season.Following Richmond, 3 nationalities stay to place the playoff field: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs are composed of 16 drivers-- the regular-season champion and after that the upcoming 15 vehicle drivers ranked through success with dead heats violated through points.With the best seven chauffeurs in the status all having at the very least one victory, the regular-season champion likely is going to be one of the winners. Thirteen vehicle drivers have succeeded this year, suggesting up to three areas can be on call on factors. Thus who remains in, who performs the blister as well as who is at win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen drivers along with triumphes that reside in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Alarm, Ryan Blaney, Chase 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 today maximum merely three locations-- not four as prior to the Richmond competition-- might be offered to winless drivers. Both Chris Buescher and also Ross Chastain dropped below the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated to the silver lining of being among the 3 winless vehicle drivers along with the absolute most points.Joey Logano explains Austin Dillon's overtime relocate to gain the 400 So that permit's specify: There are five winless drivers who would be actually combating for the present three areas available entirely on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point edge on the cutline (currently Buescher and Chastain), along with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, who is actually 15 aspects above Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, tied in the status, are actually three factors responsible for Wallace.In other words, it is actually going to be actually a match to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan as well as Daytona in 2014, but those likewise are spots where Wallace generally has actually operated well. Gibbs still seeks his first profession Mug succeed. Chastain is actually the chauffeur with one of the most recent experience in playoff tension circumstances, where he mostly has actually proven he can easily create traits happen.There are actually 16 other playoff-eligible chauffeurs who basically face must-win scenarios: Chase 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 Sports. He has actually invested decades dealing with motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, along with assignments at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene magazine and also The (Daytona Beach Front) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Get a lot more from NASCAR Cup Set Observe your favorites to obtain details about activities, information and also additional.