.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The largest worry of those fighting for a playoff spot in the NASCAR Cup Set is that a motorist that isn't remotely in the mix safes in to the playoffs with an upset victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the standings getting in Richmond, placed themself in the playoffs along with a victory-- albeit a questionable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd ethnicity of the 26-race regular season.Following Richmond, three races continue to be to place the playoff field: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs include 16 vehicle drivers-- the regular-season champ and then the next 15 chauffeurs rated by triumphes with ties broken through points.With the best seven chauffeurs in the status all contending least one success, the regular-season champion likely is going to be just one of the winners. Thirteen drivers have actually gained this year, suggesting as much as three places can be on call on points. Thus who resides in, that gets on the bubble and that is at win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen drivers along with victories that 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 bubble transformed drastically along with Dillon's success as right now at most simply 3 spots-- not 4 as prior to the Richmond race-- might be readily available to winless drivers. Each Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain fell below the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated to the good side of being just one of the three winless vehicle drivers along with the most points.Joey Logano covers Austin Dillon's overtime relocate to win the 400 Thus permit's get to the points: There are 5 winless motorists who would be combating for the current 3 areas on call solely on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point side on the cutline (presently Buescher and Chastain), along with 60 factors on Ty Gibbs, who is 15 aspects above Wallace. Buescher and Chastain, incorporated the standings, are 3 factors responsible for Wallace.In various other terms, it's going to be actually a match to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan and Daytona in 2015, but those likewise are actually areas where Wallace typically has managed effectively. Gibbs still seeks his 1st job Cup win. Chastain is the driver with the best latest expertise in playoff tension scenarios, where he usually has proven he can create things happen.There are actually 16 various other playoff-eligible motorists that more or less 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 Hunter 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 Information, NASCAR Setting journal as well as The (Daytona Seaside) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Receive even more coming from NASCAR Cup Set Follow your favorites to obtain relevant information about video games, news and also additional.