.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The greatest issue of those defending a playoff location in the NASCAR Cup Set is that a driver that isn't remotely in the mix vaults into the playoffs along with an upset victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the standings entering Richmond, put himself in the playoffs with a triumph-- albeit a controversial one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race normal season.Following Richmond, 3 ethnicities stay to establish the playoff field: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs include 16 vehicle drivers-- the regular-season champion and afterwards the following 15 vehicle drivers placed through wins along with dead heats breached by points.With the best seven chauffeurs in the status all contending least one victory, the regular-season champ most likely will be one of the champions. Thirteen drivers have succeeded this year, suggesting up to three places might be on call on aspects. Thus that's in, that's on the blister as well as that is at win-at-all-costs? Those 13 motorists with triumphes who are in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, Hunt Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric and also Austin Dillon.The blister changed dramatically with Dillon's triumph as now at most simply three areas-- certainly not four as before the Richmond race-- might be on call to winless vehicle drivers. Each Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain fell beneath the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the good side of being one of the 3 winless chauffeurs along with one of the most points.Joey Logano talks about Austin Dillon's overtime move to gain the 400 Thus allow's get to the points: There are 5 winless drivers that would certainly be fighting for the current 3 places accessible entirely on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point side on the cutline (presently Buescher and Chastain), with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, who is 15 points over Wallace. Buescher and Chastain, incorporated the status, are 3 aspects responsible for Wallace.In various other terms, it's heading to be a battle to the finish.Buescher succeeded at Michigan as well as Daytona in 2013, however those likewise are actually spots where Wallace traditionally has operated properly. Gibbs still seeks his first profession Mug succeed. Chastain is actually the driver with the most latest expertise in playoff pressure circumstances, where he mostly has verified he can easily make factors happen.There are 16 other playoff-eligible motorists that virtually face must-win circumstances: Pursuit 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 Sports. He has actually devoted many years dealing with motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Information, NASCAR Scene journal as well as The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Get even more from NASCAR Cup Series Observe your favorites to receive details about games, news and even more.