.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The biggest concern of those fighting for a playoff spot in the NASCAR Mug Series is that a driver that isn't remotely in the mix safes in to the playoffs with a dismayed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was actually 32nd in the standings entering Richmond, placed himself in the playoffs with a success-- albeit a disputable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race regular season.Following Richmond, three races stay to place the playoff field: Michigan, Daytona and also Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs contain 16 motorists-- the regular-season champ and after that the upcoming 15 vehicle drivers rated through wins with ties breached through points.With the leading 7 motorists in the status all having at least one success, the regular-season champion probably will be just one of the champions. Thirteen vehicle drivers have succeeded this year, implying around 3 spots might be on call on points. Thus who's in, that gets on the bubble and who is at win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen chauffeurs along with triumphes who remain in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Alarm, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric and Austin Dillon.The bubble altered dramatically along with Dillon's triumph as today just simply 3 spots-- not four as just before the Richmond race-- can be available to winless chauffeurs. Both Chris Buescher as well as Ross Chastain fell beneath the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated to the silver lining of being just one of the 3 winless vehicle drivers along with the absolute most points.Joey Logano discusses Austin Dillon's overtime move to gain the 400 Therefore allow's specify: There are five winless vehicle drivers who will be actually combating for the present 3 locations accessible entirely on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point edge on the cutline (currently Buescher as well as Chastain), along with 60 points on Ty Gibbs, that is actually 15 points over Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, incorporated the status, are actually 3 aspects responsible for Wallace.In other words, it is actually going to be a fight to the finish.Buescher gained at Michigan and Daytona in 2013, however those also are spots where Wallace generally has managed well. Gibbs still seeks his very first profession Cup win. Chastain is the chauffeur along with the most current expertise in playoff tension situations, where he usually has actually confirmed he can easily make points happen.There are actually 16 other playoff-eligible chauffeurs that virtually face must-win conditions: 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 Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has actually devoted years covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting Updates, NASCAR Setting publication and also The (Daytona Seashore) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Receive much more coming from NASCAR Cup Series Follow your favorites to receive relevant information concerning activities, updates as well as even more.