.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The greatest problem of those defending a playoff location in the NASCAR Mug Collection is that a driver who isn't from another location in the mix vaults in to the playoffs along with an upset victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the standings entering Richmond, put themself in the playoffs with a triumph-- albeit a disputable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd race of the 26-race regular season.Following Richmond, 3 ethnicities remain to set the playoff field: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs are composed of 16 motorists-- the regular-season champ and after that the upcoming 15 motorists placed by victories with dead heats broken through points.With the top 7 drivers in the status all contending least one success, the regular-season champion probably will be among the victors. Thirteen motorists have gained this year, indicating around 3 locations can be on call on points. Thus who remains in, who's on the bubble as well as that is at win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen drivers along with success that are in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, Pursuit Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric as well as Austin Dillon.The bubble altered drastically with Dillon's triumph as right now maximum just 3 areas-- not 4 as just before the Richmond race-- can be on call to winless vehicle drivers. Each Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain fell beneath the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the good side of being among the 3 winless chauffeurs with the best points.Joey Logano discusses Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to win the Cook Out 400 Thus let's get to the points: There are 5 winless drivers who would certainly be combating for the present 3 spots on call only on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point side on the cutline (presently Buescher as well as Chastain), with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, who is actually 15 aspects over Wallace. Buescher as well as Chastain, incorporated the standings, are actually 3 aspects responsible for Wallace.In other terms, it is actually mosting likely to be actually a fight to the finish.Buescher succeeded at Michigan as well as Daytona in 2015, however those additionally are locations where Wallace typically has run well. Gibbs still seeks his 1st profession Mug gain. Chastain is the driver with the most current adventure in playoff pressure conditions, where he primarily has confirmed he can easily create traits happen.There are actually 16 other playoff-eligible motorists who practically skin must-win circumstances: 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 Seeker Nemechek, Harrison Burton and also Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has actually devoted years covering motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, with assignments at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene publication and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire more from NASCAR Mug Collection Follow your preferences to obtain relevant information regarding activities, headlines as well as additional.