.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The greatest worry of those defending a playoff spot in the NASCAR Mug Collection is that a driver who isn't remotely in the mix safes in to the playoffs along with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the standings going into Richmond, placed themself in the playoffs along with a triumph-- albeit a disputable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd ethnicity of the 26-race frequent season.Following Richmond, three ethnicities stay to set the playoff field: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs contain 16 vehicle drivers-- the regular-season champion and after that the next 15 chauffeurs placed by victories along with ties broken through points.With the top seven chauffeurs in the status all having at the very least one triumph, the regular-season champ probably will be among the champions. Thirteen motorists have succeeded this year, implying approximately three locations may be offered on aspects. Thus that resides in, that performs the bubble as well as that is at win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen chauffeurs along with triumphes that reside 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 Austin Dillon.The bubble modified dramatically with Dillon's success as today at most only three locations-- not four as prior to the Richmond race-- could be available to winless drivers. Both Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain fell beneath the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the silver lining of being one of the 3 winless vehicle drivers along with one of the most points.Joey Logano explains Austin Dillon's overtime relocate to win the 400 Therefore let's get to the points: There are actually 5 winless chauffeurs who will be fighting for the present three areas available entirely on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point edge on the cutline (currently Buescher and Chastain), along with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, who is actually 15 aspects over Wallace. Buescher and Chastain, tied in the standings, are actually 3 aspects behind Wallace.In other words, it's mosting likely to be a match to the finish.Buescher succeeded at Michigan as well as Daytona in 2014, however those likewise are actually locations where Wallace traditionally has actually run well. Gibbs still finds his 1st career Mug win. Chastain is actually the motorist with one of the most latest expertise in playoff pressure circumstances, where he typically has shown he can create factors happen.There are actually 16 various other playoff-eligible chauffeurs who 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 Seeker Nemechek, Harrison Burton and also Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has invested many years dealing with motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Updates, NASCAR Scene publication and also The (Daytona Seashore) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Get even more coming from NASCAR Cup Set Observe your preferences to get details regarding video games, updates as well as even more.