.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The biggest concern of those fighting for a playoff place in the NASCAR Mug Set is that a vehicle driver who isn't remotely in the mix safes into the playoffs with an upset victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the standings getting in Richmond, put himself in the playoffs along with a success-- albeit a questionable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race normal season.Following Richmond, three nationalities stay to set the playoff field: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs contain 16 drivers-- the regular-season champ and after that the following 15 motorists positioned by success along with ties violated by points.With the leading seven chauffeurs in the status all having at the very least one triumph, the regular-season champ probably will be one of the winners. Thirteen chauffeurs have actually succeeded this year, implying approximately 3 places can be offered on points. Thus who's in, who gets on the blister and who is at win-at-all-costs? Those 13 vehicle drivers along with victories who remain in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric and Austin Dillon.The bubble transformed substantially with Dillon's success as now maximum simply 3 places-- certainly not 4 as prior to the Richmond race-- can be on call to winless vehicle drivers. Each Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain fell below the cutline while Bubba Wallace transferred to the good side of being just one of the 3 winless chauffeurs with one of the most points.Joey Logano goes over Austin Dillon's overtime move to gain the Cook Out 400 So let's get to the points: There are five winless chauffeurs who will be combating for the existing three areas offered solely on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point side on the cutline (currently Buescher and Chastain), with 60 factors on Ty Gibbs, that is actually 15 factors over Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, tied in the status, are actually three factors responsible for Wallace.In various other terms, it's heading to be actually a fight to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan as well as Daytona last year, but those additionally are actually locations where Wallace traditionally has operated well. Gibbs still finds his very first career Mug succeed. Chastain is actually the chauffeur with one of the most recent experience in playoff tension situations, where he usually has actually confirmed he may make things happen.There are actually 16 various other playoff-eligible vehicle drivers who basically face must-win situations: 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 as well as Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has invested years dealing with motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Updates, NASCAR Scene publication as well as The (Daytona Coastline) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Get more coming from NASCAR Cup Set Observe your faves to acquire details regarding activities, information as well as even more.