.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The greatest concern of those fighting for a playoff location in the NASCAR Cup Set is that a motorist who isn't from another location in the mix vaults right into the playoffs along with an upset victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was 32nd in the standings going into Richmond, put himself in the playoffs with a success-- albeit a controversial one-- on Sunday, the 23rd ethnicity of the 26-race normal season.Following Richmond, 3 races stay to put the playoff ground: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs contain 16 drivers-- the regular-season champ and after that the following 15 vehicle drivers positioned by triumphes with dead heats breached by points.With the top seven chauffeurs in the standings all having at minimum one success, the regular-season champ most likely is going to be among the victors. Thirteen vehicle drivers have succeeded this year, implying as much as three places could be offered on factors. So that remains in, that's on the bubble and also that goes to win-at-all-costs? Those 13 chauffeurs with wins who reside in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Alarm, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric and also Austin Dillon.The blister modified substantially with Dillon's triumph as now just simply 3 places-- not 4 as prior to the Richmond race-- may be offered to winless drivers. Each Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain dropped below the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the silver lining of being just one of the 3 winless drivers with the most points.Joey Logano explains Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to win the Cook Out 400 So permit's specify: There are five winless motorists who will be combating for the existing 3 places accessible only on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point edge on the cutline (presently Buescher and also Chastain), with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, who is 15 factors over Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, tied in the status, are actually three points responsible for Wallace.In other phrases, it's going to be a battle to the finish.Buescher succeeded at Michigan and Daytona in 2013, however those also are places where Wallace commonly has managed well. Gibbs still seeks his very first career Mug succeed. Chastain is the vehicle driver with the most latest experience in playoff tension circumstances, where he mostly has actually shown he may create traits happen.There are actually 16 various other playoff-eligible motorists that basically face must-win conditions: 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 as well as Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has spent decades covering motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, along with stints at ESPN, Sporting Updates, NASCAR Scene publication as well as The (Daytona Seaside) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain more from NASCAR Cup Series Observe your preferences to receive information regarding games, news as well as even more.