.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The biggest issue of those defending a playoff area in the NASCAR Mug Series is that a driver that isn't from another location in the mix vaults into the playoffs along with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the status entering Richmond, placed themself in the playoffs with a success-- albeit a debatable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race normal season.Following Richmond, 3 ethnicities remain to establish the playoff farmland: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs include 16 chauffeurs-- the regular-season champ and after that the upcoming 15 vehicle drivers ranked through triumphes along with dead heats violated by points.With the top 7 motorists in the standings all contending least one triumph, the regular-season champ more than likely will be just one of the winners. Thirteen chauffeurs have actually gained this year, indicating as much as 3 areas might be readily available on factors. Therefore who remains in, who's on the bubble and that goes to win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen motorists along with victories that are in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, Pursuit Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric and also Austin Dillon.The bubble transformed considerably with Dillon's triumph as now at most only three locations-- not 4 as prior to the Richmond competition-- can be offered to winless motorists. Each Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain dropped beneath the cutline while Bubba Wallace transferred to the good side of being among the 3 winless motorists with the most points.Joey Logano discusses Austin Dillon's overtime move to win the 400 Thus let's specify: There are actually 5 winless chauffeurs who would be actually battling for the present 3 spots on call entirely on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point edge on the cutline (presently Buescher and also Chastain), along with 60 factors on Ty Gibbs, that is 15 aspects above Wallace. Buescher as well as Chastain, incorporated the status, are actually 3 factors responsible for Wallace.In other terms, it is actually heading to be actually a match to the finish.Buescher won at Michigan and Daytona last year, yet those additionally are areas where Wallace typically has operated well. Gibbs still finds his 1st career Cup win. Chastain is the chauffeur along with the absolute most current adventure in playoff pressure circumstances, where he mainly has actually shown he can easily make things happen.There are actually 16 other playoff-eligible drivers who pretty much skin must-win circumstances: Hunt 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 deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has spent years dealing with motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, with jobs at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Setting magazine and also The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Get extra coming from NASCAR Cup Set Follow your favorites to receive details regarding video games, news as well as additional.