.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The greatest concern of those fighting for a playoff area in the NASCAR Cup Set is that a chauffeur who isn't from another location in the mix safes into the playoffs with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the status getting into Richmond, placed himself in the playoffs along with a triumph-- albeit a controversial one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race routine season.Following Richmond, three races remain to put the playoff ground: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs contain 16 motorists-- the regular-season champ and then the next 15 motorists rated by success along with ties breached by points.With the leading 7 motorists in the status all contending minimum one triumph, the regular-season champ most likely is going to be among the champions. Thirteen motorists have gained this year, meaning as much as 3 areas may be readily available on aspects. So who's in, that gets on the blister and who goes to win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen motorists along with triumphes who are in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, Hunt Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric as well as Austin Dillon.The blister transformed significantly along with Dillon's triumph as right now at most just 3 locations-- not 4 as before the Richmond competition-- might be offered to winless drivers. Both Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain dropped below the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated to the good side of being just one of the 3 winless motorists with the absolute most points.Joey Logano covers Austin Dillon's overtime relocate to succeed the 400 So allow's specify: There are actually five winless drivers who would certainly be combating for the present 3 locations accessible only on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point edge on the cutline (currently Buescher and Chastain), along with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, who is 15 aspects over Wallace. Buescher and Chastain, incorporated the standings, are actually three points responsible for Wallace.In various other words, it's visiting be actually a battle to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan as well as Daytona in 2013, however those also are actually spots where Wallace typically has actually operated well. Gibbs still seeks his first career Mug win. Chastain is actually the chauffeur with the absolute most current adventure in playoff pressure scenarios, where he primarily has actually verified he can easily create points happen.There are 16 other playoff-eligible motorists that basically 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 and also Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has devoted years dealing with motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, along with assignments at ESPN, Sporting Information, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Beach Front) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain more coming from NASCAR Mug Series Follow your preferences to get relevant information about activities, headlines and even more.