.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.The greatest problem of those defending a playoff location in the NASCAR Mug Series is actually that a driver that isn't from another location in the mix vaults in to the playoffs with a dismayed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was 32nd in the status entering into Richmond, placed themself in the playoffs with a victory-- albeit a debatable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race routine season.Following Richmond, three ethnicities continue to be to place the playoff field: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs consist of 16 drivers-- the regular-season champ and afterwards the following 15 drivers placed through victories with ties breached by points.With the best 7 chauffeurs in the standings all contending minimum one victory, the regular-season champ more than likely will be one of the winners. Thirteen vehicle drivers have won this year, implying approximately three locations could be on call on aspects. So that resides in, that gets on the bubble and also who is at win-at-all-costs? Those 13 drivers with success who remain 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 blister transformed significantly with Dillon's victory as right now just simply 3 spots-- certainly not four as just before the Richmond race-- could be accessible to winless chauffeurs. Each Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain dropped under the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated to the silver lining of being one of the 3 winless vehicle drivers along with the most points.Joey Logano goes over Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to win the Cook Out 400 Therefore permit's get to the points: There are actually five winless chauffeurs who will be combating for the existing three areas accessible only on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point edge on the cutline (presently Buescher as well as Chastain), along with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, that is actually 15 factors above Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, tied in the standings, are actually 3 aspects behind Wallace.In various other words, it is actually heading to be actually a match to the finish.Buescher won at Michigan as well as Daytona in 2015, yet those likewise are actually areas where Wallace typically has actually managed properly. Gibbs still finds his 1st profession Mug win. Chastain is the chauffeur along with one of the most recent experience in playoff tension scenarios, where he mostly has actually confirmed he can easily create traits happen.There are 16 various other playoff-eligible drivers that basically skin must-win situations: 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 also Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has spent decades covering motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, along with stints at ESPN, Sporting Updates, NASCAR Scene magazine and also The (Daytona Coastline) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire a lot more from NASCAR Mug Series Follow your preferences to obtain info about activities, information as well as additional.