.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The most significant worry of those defending a playoff spot in the NASCAR Cup Collection is that a chauffeur that isn't from another location in the mix vaults right into the playoffs along with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was actually 32nd in the status entering Richmond, put himself in the playoffs along with a success-- albeit a controversial one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race normal season.Following Richmond, three nationalities stay to put the playoff farmland: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs contain 16 chauffeurs-- the regular-season champ and afterwards the upcoming 15 motorists positioned by victories with dead heats violated by points.With the leading 7 chauffeurs in the status all contending minimum one triumph, the regular-season champion more than likely is going to be one of the victors. Thirteen chauffeurs have won this year, meaning as much as 3 areas could be on call on points. Thus that remains in, who performs the blister as well as that goes to win-at-all-costs? Those 13 motorists along with wins that 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 altered considerably with Dillon's victory as today at most only three spots-- certainly not four as prior to the Richmond race-- may be on call to winless chauffeurs. Both Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain dropped beneath the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated to the silver lining of being just one of the 3 winless drivers along with the absolute most points.Joey Logano explains Austin Dillon's overtime move to gain the Cook Out 400 So that allow's specify: There are five winless chauffeurs that would be combating for the current three places on call exclusively on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point edge on the cutline (currently Buescher and Chastain), along with 60 factors on Ty Gibbs, who is actually 15 aspects above Wallace. Buescher as well as Chastain, tied in the status, are actually three factors responsible for Wallace.In other words, it's going to be a fight to the finish.Buescher won at Michigan and also Daytona in 2015, however those additionally are areas where Wallace typically has actually operated well. Gibbs still finds his first occupation Mug win. Chastain is actually the driver along with one of the most latest knowledge in playoff stress circumstances, where he mostly has actually confirmed he can make things happen.There are 16 other playoff-eligible chauffeurs that virtually face 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 covers NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has invested years dealing with motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, along with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Updates, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Seashore) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Get even more coming from NASCAR Cup Set Follow your favorites to acquire details concerning video games, updates and additional.