.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The biggest problem of those defending a playoff spot in the NASCAR Cup Collection is actually that a vehicle driver who isn't from another location in the mix vaults into the playoffs along with an upset victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the status getting in Richmond, put himself in the playoffs along with a victory-- albeit a controversial one-- on Sunday, the 23rd race of the 26-race routine season.Following Richmond, 3 nationalities stay to establish the playoff range: Michigan, Daytona as well as Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs feature 16 vehicle drivers-- the regular-season champion and then the upcoming 15 chauffeurs ranked through wins along with ties violated by points.With the top seven motorists in the standings all contending the very least one victory, the regular-season champion probably is going to be among the victors. Thirteen chauffeurs have gained this year, implying as much as three areas can be on call on points. Thus that resides in, who gets on the bubble and that is at win-at-all-costs? Those 13 drivers with success that reside 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 as well as Austin Dillon.The bubble changed significantly along with Dillon's success as now at most only three spots-- certainly not 4 as before the Richmond competition-- could be accessible to winless chauffeurs. Both Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain fell under the cutline while Bubba Wallace transferred to the silver lining of being one of the three winless chauffeurs with the absolute most points.Joey Logano goes over Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to win the 400 So allow's get to the points: There are actually 5 winless vehicle drivers that would certainly be actually fighting for the existing 3 locations offered solely on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point edge on the cutline (presently Buescher and Chastain), with 60 points on Ty Gibbs, who is actually 15 points above Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, tied in the standings, are actually three points responsible for Wallace.In various other terms, it's visiting be a battle to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan and Daytona last year, however those likewise are areas where Wallace generally has operated properly. Gibbs still finds his very first profession Mug succeed. Chastain is the motorist along with the best recent adventure in playoff stress scenarios, where he primarily has actually confirmed he can easily create factors happen.There are actually 16 other playoff-eligible motorists who essentially skin must-win conditions: 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 Hunter Nemechek, Harrison Burton and Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has spent many years dealing with motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, along with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Headlines, NASCAR Setting publication as well as The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire much more from NASCAR Mug Series Observe your preferences to get information regarding games, updates and also more.