.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The biggest issue of those fighting for a playoff location in the NASCAR Mug Collection is that a motorist who isn't remotely in the mix vaults in to the playoffs with an upset victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was 32nd in the standings entering into Richmond, put themself in the playoffs with a triumph-- albeit a questionable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd ethnicity of the 26-race normal season.Following Richmond, three nationalities remain to place the playoff farmland: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs consist of 16 vehicle drivers-- the regular-season champion and afterwards the following 15 vehicle drivers ranked through victories along with dead heats violated through points.With the best seven motorists in the status all having at least one triumph, the regular-season champ probably will be among the winners. Thirteen vehicle drivers have actually succeeded this year, meaning as much as 3 areas might be available on aspects. Therefore that's in, who's on the blister and also that is at win-at-all-costs? Those 13 vehicle drivers with victories that 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 as well as Austin Dillon.The bubble transformed significantly along with Dillon's victory as right now just only 3 spots-- certainly not 4 as just before the Richmond competition-- can be accessible to winless motorists. Each Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain dropped under the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated to the silver lining of being among the three winless drivers along with one of the most points.Joey Logano discusses Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to gain the Cook Out 400 So that permit's specify: There are five winless vehicle drivers who would be combating for the present three areas available solely on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point edge on the cutline (currently Buescher and Chastain), along with 60 points on Ty Gibbs, that is 15 points over Wallace. Buescher as well as Chastain, incorporated the status, are 3 factors responsible for Wallace.In other words, it is actually heading to be actually a fight to the finish.Buescher won at Michigan as well as Daytona in 2013, yet those likewise are actually spots where Wallace typically has actually managed effectively. Gibbs still finds his first profession Cup gain. Chastain is the vehicle driver with one of the most recent knowledge in playoff stress situations, where he usually has confirmed he can easily make things happen.There are actually 16 other playoff-eligible vehicle drivers that pretty much face 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 and Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has invested many years covering motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Headlines, NASCAR Setting publication and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Get extra from NASCAR Cup Set Observe your favorites to acquire details concerning video games, updates and additional.