.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The most significant issue of those fighting for a playoff location in the NASCAR Mug Series is actually that a vehicle driver who isn't remotely in the mix safes in to the playoffs along with an upset victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was 32nd in the status getting into Richmond, placed himself in the playoffs along with a success-- albeit a controversial one-- on Sunday, the 23rd race of the 26-race regular season.Following Richmond, three races stay to establish the playoff range: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs include 16 drivers-- the regular-season champion and afterwards the next 15 drivers rated through success with dead heats breached by points.With the top seven drivers in the status all contending minimum one victory, the regular-season champ most likely will be just one of the champions. Thirteen vehicle drivers have actually gained this year, meaning around 3 spots could be accessible on points. Therefore who resides in, that gets on the blister and also who goes to win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen chauffeurs along with triumphes who reside in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Alarm, Ryan Blaney, Hunt Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric and Austin Dillon.The bubble modified substantially with Dillon's victory as now maximum simply 3 spots-- certainly not four as before the Richmond race-- could be accessible to winless motorists. Each Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain fell under the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated to the silver lining of being just one of the 3 winless motorists with the most points.Joey Logano goes over Austin Dillon's overtime relocate to win the 400 So allow's specify: There are actually 5 winless drivers that would certainly be actually battling for the present 3 spots on call only on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point edge on the cutline (presently Buescher as well as Chastain), along with 60 points on Ty Gibbs, who is 15 aspects above Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, tied in the standings, are actually three aspects responsible for Wallace.In various other phrases, it is actually visiting be a battle to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan as well as Daytona in 2013, yet those also are actually places where Wallace commonly has operated effectively. Gibbs still seeks his very first career Cup win. Chastain is the vehicle driver with one of the most recent adventure in playoff stress situations, where he primarily has actually proven he can easily create points happen.There are actually 16 various other playoff-eligible vehicle drivers that practically skin 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 as well as Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has invested years covering motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, with jobs at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene journal as well as The (Daytona Seashore) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain extra from NASCAR Mug Series Follow your favorites to acquire details regarding games, news as well as even more.