.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The greatest issue of those fighting for a playoff area in the NASCAR Cup Series is actually that a motorist who isn't remotely in the mix safes into the playoffs along with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the status entering Richmond, put themself in the playoffs along with a success-- albeit a debatable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd race of the 26-race regular season.Following Richmond, 3 ethnicities stay to put the playoff farmland: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs feature 16 vehicle drivers-- the regular-season champ and afterwards the upcoming 15 motorists positioned through triumphes along with ties breached by points.With the top 7 drivers in the status all contending the very least one success, the regular-season champion probably will be among the victors. Thirteen chauffeurs have succeeded this year, implying as much as 3 places can be on call on aspects. Thus that remains in, that's on the blister and also who goes to win-at-all-costs? Those 13 drivers with success who remain in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Alarm, Ryan Blaney, Hunt Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric and also Austin Dillon.The blister changed significantly with Dillon's triumph as right now at most simply 3 spots-- not 4 as prior to the Richmond race-- may be offered to winless motorists. Each Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain fell under the cutline while Bubba Wallace transferred to the good side of being just one of the three winless vehicle drivers with the best points.Joey Logano talks about Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to gain the 400 So that allow's specify: There are five winless chauffeurs that would certainly be combating for the existing 3 locations accessible exclusively on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point edge on the cutline (currently Buescher and Chastain), with 60 points on Ty Gibbs, that is actually 15 aspects over Wallace. Buescher and Chastain, incorporated the status, are actually three aspects responsible for Wallace.In other phrases, it is actually mosting likely to be a fight to the finish.Buescher succeeded at Michigan and also Daytona last year, but those additionally are actually areas where Wallace generally has actually operated properly. Gibbs still seeks his very first career Mug win. Chastain is the vehicle driver along with the absolute most recent adventure in playoff pressure scenarios, where he mainly has actually confirmed he can easily create things happen.There are actually 16 other playoff-eligible chauffeurs who more or less face must-win conditions: 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 Seeker Nemechek, Harrison Burton as well as Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has spent years covering motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, with assignments at ESPN, Sporting Updates, NASCAR Setting publication and The (Daytona Coastline) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire a lot more from NASCAR Mug Set Observe your preferences to get info regarding video games, headlines and also additional.