.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The greatest issue of those defending a playoff area in the NASCAR Cup Series is actually that a chauffeur that isn't from another location in the mix safes in to the playoffs with a dismayed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was actually 32nd in the standings going into Richmond, placed themself in the playoffs with a success-- albeit a disputable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd race of the 26-race routine season.Following Richmond, three ethnicities stay to place the playoff range: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs are composed of 16 motorists-- the regular-season champion and after that the following 15 chauffeurs placed through wins along with dead heats breached by points.With the best seven vehicle drivers in the status all having at least one success, the regular-season champion probably will be among the victors. Thirteen drivers have succeeded this year, implying as much as 3 spots may be readily available on aspects. Thus that resides in, who performs the blister as well as that goes to win-at-all-costs? Those 13 chauffeurs with triumphes that are in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric as well as Austin Dillon.The blister modified drastically along with Dillon's success as right now at most merely three locations-- not 4 as prior to the Richmond competition-- can be on call to winless drivers. Each Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain dropped under the cutline while Bubba Wallace transferred to the good side of being among the 3 winless vehicle drivers with the absolute most points.Joey Logano goes over Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to succeed the 400 Therefore allow's specify: There are five winless motorists that would be actually battling for the existing three locations readily available only on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point edge on the cutline (presently Buescher as well as Chastain), with 60 factors on Ty Gibbs, who is 15 points above Wallace. Buescher as well as Chastain, tied in the standings, are three aspects responsible for Wallace.In various other phrases, it is actually mosting likely to be actually a fight to the finish.Buescher won at Michigan and Daytona in 2015, but those likewise are actually locations where Wallace commonly has managed properly. Gibbs still seeks his first profession Mug win. Chastain is actually the driver along with the most recent adventure in playoff pressure circumstances, where he usually has actually confirmed he may make things happen.There are 16 other playoff-eligible chauffeurs who pretty much 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 as well as Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has actually spent years dealing with motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, with assignments at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene publication and The (Daytona Coastline) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Get extra coming from NASCAR Cup Collection Follow your favorites to get relevant information about games, headlines and also more.