.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The most significant problem of those fighting for a playoff place in the NASCAR Cup Set is actually that a vehicle driver who isn't from another location in the mix safes right into the playoffs with an upset victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was 32nd in the status entering into Richmond, placed themself in the playoffs with a triumph-- albeit a questionable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd ethnicity of the 26-race regular season.Following Richmond, 3 nationalities remain to establish the playoff field: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs contain 16 drivers-- the regular-season champion and then the following 15 motorists ranked by victories along with ties violated through points.With the leading seven drivers in the standings all having at minimum one success, the regular-season champion most likely is going to be one of the winners. Thirteen drivers have actually gained this year, implying approximately three areas may be readily available on points. So that resides in, that's on the bubble and who goes to win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen drivers along with success who are in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Alarm, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric as well as Austin Dillon.The bubble modified drastically with Dillon's triumph as today just merely three places-- not four as before the Richmond race-- may be available to winless drivers. Both Chris Buescher and also Ross Chastain dropped below the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated to the silver lining of being just one of the three winless drivers along with one of the most points.Joey Logano covers Austin Dillon's overtime relocate to succeed the 400 So that allow's get to the points: There are 5 winless motorists that would be battling for the existing three areas accessible only on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point edge on the cutline (currently Buescher and also Chastain), along with 60 factors on Ty Gibbs, that is actually 15 points over Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, incorporated the standings, are actually 3 aspects behind Wallace.In other phrases, it is actually visiting be actually a battle to the finish.Buescher won at Michigan and Daytona last year, however those also are actually spots where Wallace traditionally has operated well. Gibbs still finds his initial profession Mug succeed. Chastain is actually the vehicle driver with the absolute most recent knowledge in playoff tension situations, where he typically has shown he can create factors happen.There are actually 16 various other playoff-eligible motorists that essentially face must-win situations: 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 covers NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has actually devoted many years dealing with motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Seashore) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Get more coming from NASCAR Cup Set Follow your favorites to get info concerning games, updates and also more.