.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.DARLINGTON, S.C.-- Hunt Briscoe postponed Kyle Busch for a walk-off success Sunday that released him in to the NASCAR Mug Collection playoffs while providing a pulverizing blow to vehicle drivers expecting to make the playoffs on points.Briscoe grabbed the regular-season ending as he led the ultimate 26 tours of the Southern five hundred at Darlington Raceway in becoming the 14th chauffeur to gain a playoff place with a gain, leaving behind Martin Truex Jr. as well as Ty Gibbs as the only winless chauffeurs to create the 16-driver playoff area." I knew it was actually heading to be one of those do-or-die seconds," Briscoe claimed. "Our company discussed it before the nationality today, this is the last bullet in the chamber. ... If our company performed all evening long, I knew our team would reside in the mix." Our experts implemented. As well as our team resided in the mix by the end." Chris Buescher missed out on the cut through 6 points while Bubba Wallace overlooked it through 27 aspects. For a lot of the race, Buescher as well as Wallace appeared to be in a tight fight for the final playoff area while Kyle Larson led 263 of the 367 laps. Busch, who additionally went winless this year, came up short as he ended up second in the ultimate 2 regular-season ethnicities." Our greatest wasn't acceptable-- as easy as that," Wallace said.Joining Briscoe, Truex and also Gibbs in the playoffs are actually Tyler Reddick (the regular-season champion), Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, William Byron, Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Austin Cindric, Pursuit Elliott, Daniel Suarez, Brad Keselowski Alex Bowman and also Harrison Burton. Takeaways after the regular-season finale, where for the second consecutive full week, a driver needing a succeed to make the playoffs created it happen: Briscoe Win-And-InBriscoe went into the nationality 18th in the status and 114 points behind the playoff deadline, indicating he possessed not one other course to the playoffs except to win.But it was more than that simple fact that created this an electrifying moment. He made an area in the playoffs for Stewart-Haas Dashing, which is closing in the end of the period. Briscoe, that popped a 93-race winless touch, drives the group's iconic No. 14 automobile that was actually 1st steered through Tony Stewart." It's huge," Briscoe said. "I'm a diehard Stewart-Haas supporter. That is actually the vehicle I cheered for growing. I've seen that auto succeed time and time and time again, gain a championship."' I was bursting into tears'-- Hunt Briscoe on gaining Southern 500 Busch, who was on slightly fresher tires at the end, only could not find Briscoe and overlooked the playoffs for the very first time since 2012." Our team really did not possess a lot rate there through a large number of the competition," Busch claimed. "We were merely snared in web traffic, and also we weren't capable to stand up via there. " Once our experts got up certainly there, I believed that those final three or even four restarts, our company were visiting take a crack at operating in the top-5. But at that point our experts took a crack at for the win and merely could not make it apex." Briscoe gave thanks to Busch for competing him clean." Listed below he remains in 2nd. I'm like, 'You have actually reached be actually joking me-- I've operated 300 some tours to come to the top, now Kyle is actually mosting likely to swipe it from us,'" Briscoe said.Wreck And AdvanceTruex and also Gibbs gained both playoff spots for winless chauffeurs and they each possessed some moments to sweat as both were involved in wrecks.Truex found yourself making it through just six factors after entering the race assured a place if there was actually a loyal victor. He trashed on the second tour of the ethnicity and also finished 36th, not understanding if he will make the playoffs until completion of the second phase." This is unpleasant," Truex mentioned before he recognized whether he created the playoffs. "I just detest it for my staff. ... They ought to have much better. It's only an oversight." NASCAR Mug Collection: Southern five hundred Emphasizes Gibbs was involved in a wreckage along with 23 laps to go when Josh Berry received loosened while three-wide with Gibbs as well as Hamlin. Gibbs managed to carry on as well as made the cut by 12 aspects. If he had been knocked senseless of the race, he likely still will possess created it, however it would certainly possess been actually simply by a couple of settings." Our team only got managed really-- I will claim filthy right certainly there-- that was unlucky," Gibbs mentioned. "That was most definitely closer than it must have been actually." Reddick Courage Out Regular-Season TitleTyler Reddick combated a stomach bug throughout the whole nationality, sensation as if he was mosting likely to either vomit or even possess a scenario of diarrhea throughout the entire nationality. He ended up 10th, and along with Larson finishing 4th, exhausted Larson through one aspect for the regular-season title.The regular-season label costs 15 playoff factors (factors a vehicle driver may utilize to accelerate if he doesn't succeed in the three-race playoff shots) while 2nd spot costs 10. Larson, along with the best victories of any type of chauffeur this year, will have gained a tiebreaker.Reddick, who feels he captured the insect from his kid, claimed it was actually awful he ever felt in a race car." It was dreadful on Sunday," Reddick said." [I] got up Sunday along with the same hoping it will be gone again." I experienced excellent practically completely up till the race. It simply should have been the bump off of [Transform] 2 or even something. It simply definitely, actually obtained negative by the end of Stage 1. It merely remained there the remainder of the technique." Larson nearly succeeded the regular-season label even with overlooking the May nationality at Charlotte while he competed in the rain-delayed Indianapolis 500." It's not only that one," Larson pointed out. "I might possess completed at Michigan or ended up at Iowa or even ended up at Chicago and also certainly not also been close today. I do not examine Indy as being actually the reason. That's merely portion of my season. I wouldn't lose hope running the Indy 500 for five incentive aspects." Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has actually invested many years covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with assignments at ESPN, Sporting Updates, NASCAR Performance publication and also The (Daytona Seaside) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Get even more from NASCAR Cup Series Follow your favorites to acquire information regarding video games, information as well as more.