.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The biggest worry of those defending a playoff place in the NASCAR Cup Series is actually that a motorist who isn't remotely in the mix safes right into the playoffs along with a dismayed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was actually 32nd in the status entering Richmond, put themself in the playoffs with a success-- albeit a debatable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd race of the 26-race routine season.Following Richmond, 3 nationalities stay to establish the playoff field: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs contain 16 chauffeurs-- the regular-season champ and afterwards the next 15 chauffeurs positioned by wins with dead heats violated by points.With the top 7 vehicle drivers in the status all contending the very least one triumph, the regular-season champion more than likely is going to be among the winners. Thirteen motorists have won this year, suggesting up to 3 locations may be available on points. Thus who remains in, who gets on the blister as well as that is at win-at-all-costs? Those 13 motorists with success 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 altered dramatically with Dillon's victory as now just only 3 areas-- certainly not 4 as before the Richmond competition-- may be on call to winless chauffeurs. Both Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain fell below the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the good side of being among the three winless drivers along with the most points.Joey Logano discusses Austin Dillon's overtime move to succeed the 400 So that let's get to the points: There are five winless drivers that would be battling for the present 3 locations offered exclusively on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point edge on the cutline (presently Buescher and also Chastain), along with 60 points on Ty Gibbs, who is 15 aspects over Wallace. Buescher and Chastain, tied in the status, are 3 factors behind Wallace.In other phrases, it is actually heading to be actually a fight to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan and Daytona last year, but those additionally are actually places where Wallace traditionally has operated well. Gibbs still finds his initial profession Cup succeed. Chastain is actually the motorist along with one of the most current knowledge in playoff stress situations, where he primarily has shown he can easily create things happen.There are 16 various other playoff-eligible motorists that virtually skin must-win scenarios: 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 Hunter Nemechek, Harrison Burton as well as Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has invested decades dealing with motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with jobs at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Setting journal and also The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire more coming from NASCAR Mug Series Follow your faves to get information concerning video games, headlines as well as even more.