.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The biggest worry of those fighting for a playoff spot in the NASCAR Cup Series is that a vehicle driver that isn't remotely in the mix vaults in to the playoffs along with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was actually 32nd in the status getting into Richmond, placed himself in the playoffs with a triumph-- albeit a controversial one-- on Sunday, the 23rd ethnicity of the 26-race regular season.Following Richmond, 3 races continue to be to put the playoff field: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs consist of 16 motorists-- the regular-season champ and after that the following 15 motorists placed through wins with dead heats breached through points.With the top 7 chauffeurs in the standings all having at minimum one victory, the regular-season champion probably will be just one of the winners. Thirteen drivers have gained this year, implying around three places might be available on aspects. Thus that resides in, who performs the bubble and also who goes to win-at-all-costs? Those 13 motorists with wins that are 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 blister altered significantly with Dillon's triumph as now maximum just three spots-- not 4 as just before the Richmond race-- could be on call to winless motorists. Both Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain fell under the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated to the good side of being just one of the three winless motorists with the best points.Joey Logano explains Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to win the 400 So permit's get to the points: There are actually five winless motorists that would certainly be actually fighting for the present three locations available only on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point side on the cutline (presently Buescher and also Chastain), with 60 points on Ty Gibbs, who is 15 factors over Wallace. Buescher and Chastain, incorporated the status, are actually 3 aspects responsible for Wallace.In various other terms, it's visiting be a battle to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan and also Daytona in 2014, but those also are actually locations where Wallace generally has actually managed effectively. Gibbs still finds his 1st occupation Cup gain. Chastain is the chauffeur with the best current adventure in playoff stress scenarios, where he usually has actually shown he can make traits happen.There are 16 various other playoff-eligible chauffeurs who practically skin 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 Hunter Nemechek, Harrison Burton and Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has devoted many years dealing with motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, along with jobs at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Coastline) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Get more coming from NASCAR Cup Series Follow your preferences to receive info concerning video games, news as well as more.