.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The greatest worry of those fighting for a playoff area in the NASCAR Mug Collection is actually that a motorist that isn't from another location in the mix vaults into the playoffs along with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the standings entering Richmond, put himself in the playoffs with a success-- albeit a debatable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd ethnicity of the 26-race normal season.Following Richmond, 3 ethnicities remain to set the playoff ground: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs feature 16 vehicle drivers-- the regular-season champion and afterwards the next 15 drivers positioned through triumphes with ties broken through points.With the leading seven vehicle drivers in the standings all having at least one victory, the regular-season champion most likely will be just one of the victors. Thirteen vehicle drivers have gained this year, meaning approximately three areas might be accessible on points. So that remains in, that performs the bubble and who goes to win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen chauffeurs with success who remain in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Alarm, Ryan Blaney, Hunt Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric as well as Austin Dillon.The bubble changed significantly with Dillon's victory as today maximum merely 3 areas-- certainly not 4 as before the Richmond race-- could be offered to winless vehicle drivers. Each Chris Buescher and also Ross Chastain fell under the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated to the good side of being just one of the three winless vehicle drivers with one of the most points.Joey Logano discusses Austin Dillon's overtime move to gain the 400 Therefore allow's specify: There are five winless motorists that would be actually combating for the existing 3 locations on call only on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point side on the cutline (currently Buescher and Chastain), with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, who is 15 points over Wallace. Buescher as well as Chastain, incorporated the status, are three points responsible for Wallace.In various other words, it is actually heading to be a battle to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan and also Daytona in 2014, but those also are actually areas where Wallace typically has actually run properly. Gibbs still seeks his first occupation Mug succeed. Chastain is the driver along with one of the most current adventure in playoff stress circumstances, where he usually has shown he can create points happen.There are actually 16 various other playoff-eligible chauffeurs who basically skin must-win circumstances: 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 Seeker Nemechek, Harrison Burton as well as Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has spent many years dealing with motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Headlines, NASCAR Scene journal as well as The (Daytona Coastline) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire more coming from NASCAR Cup Set Observe your favorites to obtain relevant information about video games, headlines as well as more.