.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The most significant issue of those fighting for a playoff spot in the NASCAR Mug Collection is that a vehicle driver that isn't remotely in the mix safes in to the playoffs with a dismayed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was 32nd in the status entering into Richmond, placed himself in the playoffs with a success-- albeit a debatable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd ethnicity of the 26-race routine season.Following Richmond, 3 races continue to be to set the playoff field: Michigan, Daytona as well as Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs contain 16 chauffeurs-- the regular-season champion and afterwards the upcoming 15 motorists placed by success with dead heats broken by points.With the top 7 drivers in the standings all having at minimum one success, the regular-season champion most likely is going to be among the victors. Thirteen chauffeurs have gained this year, suggesting around three places might be readily available on points. So that resides in, that's on the bubble as well as who is at win-at-all-costs? Those 13 drivers with victories who 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 and also Austin Dillon.The bubble modified drastically with Dillon's success as today at most only 3 locations-- not 4 as prior to the Richmond race-- might be accessible to winless chauffeurs. Both Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain fell beneath the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated to the silver lining of being just one of the 3 winless drivers with the best points.Joey Logano explains Austin Dillon's overtime relocate to gain the 400 So that let's specify: There are 5 winless vehicle drivers who would certainly be battling for the current three areas available only on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point side on the cutline (currently Buescher and also Chastain), along with 60 factors on Ty Gibbs, who is 15 factors over Wallace. Buescher and Chastain, tied in the standings, are three factors responsible for Wallace.In other words, it is actually mosting likely to be actually a battle to the finish.Buescher succeeded at Michigan and Daytona in 2013, but those additionally are locations where Wallace generally has run properly. Gibbs still finds his first profession Mug gain. Chastain is the chauffeur along with the best current expertise in playoff stress scenarios, where he mostly has actually proven he can easily create things happen.There are 16 other playoff-eligible chauffeurs that practically face must-win scenarios: 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 also Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has actually devoted decades covering motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, along with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Information, NASCAR Setting journal and The (Daytona Coastline) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Get a lot more coming from NASCAR Mug Set Observe your faves to acquire details regarding video games, news and additional.