.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.DARLINGTON, S.C.-- Pursuit Briscoe held back Kyle Busch for a walk-off victory Sunday that introduced him into the NASCAR Cup Collection playoffs while supplying a squashing blow to vehicle drivers planning to make the playoffs on points.Briscoe captured the regular-season ending as he led the last 26 laps of the Southern five hundred at Darlington Raceway in ending up being 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 industry." I knew it was actually heading to be among those do-or-die seconds," Briscoe mentioned. "Our company discussed it before the ethnicity today, this is actually the final bullet in the chamber. ... If our team implemented all evening long, I understood our team will be in the mix." We performed. As well as our experts remained in the mix in the end." Chris Buescher overlooked the cut by 6 factors while Bubba Wallace overlooked it through 27 aspects. For a lot of the race, Buescher and also Wallace seemed to be to be in a tight war for the ultimate playoff place while Kyle Larson led 263 of the 367 laps. Busch, who also went winless this year, came up short as he finished second in the ultimate two regular-season nationalities." Our absolute best wasn't good enough-- as easy as that," Wallace said.Joining Briscoe, Truex and also Gibbs in the playoffs are Tyler Reddick (the regular-season champ), Kyle Larson, Christopher Alarm, William Byron, Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Austin Cindric, Hunt Elliott, Daniel Suarez, Brad Keselowski Alex Bowman as well as Harrison Burton. Takeaways after the regular-season finale, where for the 2nd consecutive full week, a vehicle driver requiring a gain to make the playoffs created it take place: Briscoe Win-And-InBriscoe went into the nationality 18th in the standings as well as 114 points behind the playoff cutoff, implying he had nothing else course to the playoffs except to win.But it was actually more than that truth that made this an exciting instant. He got a place in the playoffs for Stewart-Haas Dashing, which is actually shutting by the end of the time. Briscoe, who popped a 93-race winless streak, steers the group's famous No. 14 cars and truck that was first driven through Tony Stewart." It is actually substantial," Briscoe said. "I'm a diehard Stewart-Haas supporter. That's the automobile I cheered for growing. I have actually seen that vehicle succeed time as well as over and over again, win a champion."' I was actually wailing'-- Chase Briscoe on winning Southern 500 Busch, that was on a little fresher tires at the end, simply could not see Briscoe and also skipped the playoffs for the very first time because 2012." We failed to possess a lot velocity there with a majority of the competition," Busch claimed. "Our team were merely snared in web traffic, and our company weren't capable to get up through there. " But once our team got out of bed there certainly, I felt like those final 3 or even 4 restarts, our company were going to take a crack at running in the top-5. However at that point our company had a shot for the win as well as just could not make it apex." Briscoe said thanks to Busch for racing him clean." Listed here he remains in second. I resemble, 'You have actually got to be kidding me-- I have actually worked 300 some tours to get to the top, today Kyle is going to take it from us,'" Briscoe said.Wreck As well as AdvanceTruex as well as Gibbs got the 2 playoff locations for winless chauffeurs and they both possessed some moments to sweat as each were actually involved in wrecks.Truex found yourself making it through just six points after going into the ethnicity guaranteed an area if there was actually a loyal winner. He ravaged on the second tour of the nationality and completed 36th, certainly not knowing if he would create the playoffs up until the end of the 2nd phase." This is awful," Truex stated just before he understood whether he made the playoffs. "I simply loathe it for my group. ... They should have much better. It's just a blunder." NASCAR Cup Series: Southern 500 Highlights Gibbs was actually involved in a wreckage along with 23 tours to go when Josh Berry received loose while three-wide along with Gibbs as well as Hamlin. Gibbs had the ability to continue and made it by 12 aspects. If he had actually been actually knocked senseless of the race, he likely still would certainly have created it, yet it would certainly possess been actually just by a number of postures." Our company merely received managed really-- I would point out grimy right certainly there-- that was actually regrettable," Gibbs stated. "That was actually certainly closer than it needs to have been actually." Reddick Courage Out Regular-Season TitleTyler Reddick combated a tummy bug throughout the entire nationality, feeling as if he was actually visiting either throw up or even have a situation of diarrhea throughout the whole entire nationality. He wound up 10th, and with Larson finishing 4th, beat Larson by one factor for the regular-season title.The regular-season label is worth 15 playoff points (points a chauffeur may use to progress if he does not win in the three-race playoff rounds) while 2nd spot deserves 10. Larson, with one of the most victories of any kind of driver this year, will possess won a tiebreaker.Reddick, that believes he caught the insect from his youngster, stated it was actually awful he ever really felt in an ethnicity car." It was actually awful on Saturday," Reddick stated." [I] awakened Sunday along with the same wishing it would be actually returned." I really felt great virtually completely up until the ethnicity. It merely must possess been the polish off of [Switch] 2 or one thing. It simply truly, definitely acquired bad by the end of Stage 1. It just stayed there the rest of the technique." Larson nearly won the regular-season title even with missing out on the May race at Charlotte while he contended in the rain-delayed Indianapolis 500." It is actually not only that," Larson pointed out. "I could possibly have ended up at Michigan or even completed at Iowa or even completed at Chicago and not also been close today. I do not consider Indy as being actually the reason. That is actually only part of my period. I wouldn't give up operating the Indy 500 for five incentive points." Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has actually devoted decades dealing with motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, along with assignments at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene publication as well as The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire even more coming from NASCAR Mug Series Follow your favorites to receive info about video games, news as well as more.