.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The biggest issue of those fighting for a playoff area in the NASCAR Cup Set is that a chauffeur who isn't from another location in the mix vaults into the playoffs with an upset victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was actually 32nd in the standings entering into Richmond, placed themself in the playoffs along with a success-- albeit a controversial one-- on Sunday, the 23rd nationality of the 26-race routine season.Following Richmond, three races remain to put the playoff field: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs are composed of 16 drivers-- the regular-season champ and afterwards the upcoming 15 vehicle drivers ranked through wins with dead heats breached by points.With the leading seven motorists in the status all having at least one triumph, the regular-season champion most likely will be one of the winners. Thirteen vehicle drivers have succeeded this year, suggesting approximately 3 places may be available on factors. So who's in, who performs the blister and also who is at win-at-all-costs? Those thirteen chauffeurs with triumphes that 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 Austin Dillon.The blister changed significantly along with Dillon's victory as right now just just three areas-- not 4 as just before the Richmond competition-- could be available to winless drivers. Both Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain dropped under the cutline while Bubba Wallace relocated to the silver lining of being just one of the 3 winless drivers along with one of the most points.Joey Logano discusses Austin Dillon's overtime transfer to win the Cook Out 400 Therefore let's specify: There are actually 5 winless drivers that would certainly be actually fighting for the current three areas on call exclusively on points.Martin Truex Jr. has a 78-point side on the cutline (presently Buescher as well as Chastain), along with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, who is actually 15 factors over Wallace. Buescher and Chastain, incorporated the status, are actually 3 aspects behind Wallace.In various other words, it's mosting likely to be actually a match to the finish.Buescher succeeded at Michigan as well as Daytona in 2013, however those additionally are locations where Wallace generally has operated well. Gibbs still seeks his first profession Mug win. Chastain is the motorist with the best latest expertise in playoff pressure conditions, where he usually has actually shown he may create things happen.There are 16 other playoff-eligible drivers that basically skin must-win scenarios: 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 deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has actually devoted decades covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Information, NASCAR Setting publication and also The (Daytona Seashore) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Get even more coming from NASCAR Mug Set Observe your faves to obtain details concerning activities, headlines and even more.