.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The biggest worry of those defending a playoff area in the NASCAR Mug Set is actually that a motorist who isn't from another location in the mix vaults in to the playoffs with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was 32nd in the status getting into Richmond, put himself in the playoffs along with a victory-- albeit a controversial one-- on Sunday, the 23rd race of the 26-race frequent season.Following Richmond, 3 ethnicities remain to establish the playoff farmland: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs include 16 vehicle drivers-- the regular-season champion and afterwards the following 15 chauffeurs rated by success with ties broken through points.With the best seven chauffeurs in the status all contending least one victory, the regular-season champion most likely will be one of the victors. Thirteen drivers have won this year, indicating around 3 spots can be available on aspects. Thus that remains in, who performs the blister and who is at win-at-all-costs? Those 13 vehicle drivers along with wins who are 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 Austin Dillon.The blister transformed dramatically with Dillon's success as today at most only three areas-- certainly not 4 as just before the Richmond race-- might be accessible to winless drivers. Both Chris Buescher and also Ross Chastain fell under the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the silver lining of being just one of the 3 winless vehicle drivers along with the best points.Joey Logano covers Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to win the 400 So permit's get to the points: There are 5 winless drivers who would certainly be actually combating for the current 3 areas readily available only on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point edge on the cutline (currently Buescher and Chastain), along with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, that is actually 15 factors above Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, incorporated the standings, are actually 3 aspects responsible for Wallace.In various other phrases, it's going to be actually a match to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan and also Daytona in 2013, yet those also are actually spots where Wallace customarily has managed properly. Gibbs still seeks his very first career Mug gain. Chastain is actually the driver along with the absolute most current adventure in playoff pressure circumstances, where he mainly has actually verified he can make factors happen.There are actually 16 various other playoff-eligible drivers who basically 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 as well as Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has invested years dealing with motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Information, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain a lot more from NASCAR Cup Collection Follow your faves to get information regarding activities, updates and also even more.