.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.DARLINGTON, S.C.-- Chase Briscoe resisted Kyle Busch for a walk-off victory Sunday that launched him right into the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs while providing a pulverizing draft to motorists wishing to make the playoffs on points.Briscoe recorded the regular-season finale as he led the final 26 laps of the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in becoming the 14th chauffeur to make a playoff area along with a gain, leaving behind Martin Truex Jr. and also Ty Gibbs as the only winless motorists to make the 16-driver playoff field." I knew it was actually visiting be one of those do-or-die seconds," Briscoe pointed out. "Our experts spoke about it before the ethnicity today, this is actually the final bullet in the enclosure. ... If our experts implemented all night long, I knew our company would certainly reside in the mix." We carried out. As well as we remained in the mix at the end." Chris Buescher missed out on the reduced by 6 points while Bubba Wallace skipped it by 27 points. For a lot of the nationality, Buescher as well as Wallace seemed to be to be in a tight battle for the last playoff location while Kyle Larson led 263 of the 367 tours. Busch, who likewise went winless this year, came up short as he completed second in the ultimate pair of regular-season ethnicities." Our greatest had not been sufficient-- as basic as that," Wallace said.Joining Briscoe, Truex and Gibbs in the playoffs are Tyler Reddick (the regular-season champion), Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, William Byron, Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Austin Cindric, Chase Elliott, Daniel Suarez, Brad Keselowski Alex Bowman and Harrison Burton. Takeaways after the regular-season ending, where for the second successive full week, a chauffeur needing to have a gain to bring in the playoffs created it occur: Briscoe Win-And-InBriscoe went into the race 18th in the status as well as 114 factors behind the playoff cutoff, suggesting he possessed nothing else road to the playoffs other than to win.But it was more than that fact that made this an electrifying moment. He earned an area in the playoffs for Stewart-Haas Racing, which is actually finalizing in the end of the time. Briscoe, who broke a 93-race winless touch, drives the group's legendary No. 14 vehicle that was actually very first steered by Tony Stewart." It is actually significant," Briscoe mentioned. "I'm a diehard Stewart-Haas follower. That's the vehicle I cheered for maturing. I've seen that cars and truck gain time as well as over and over again, succeed a championship."' I was crying'-- Chase Briscoe on winning Southern 500 Busch, who got on somewhat fresher tires at the end, just couldn't catch Briscoe and also skipped the playoffs for the first time given that 2012." Our team failed to have much velocity there via a bulk of the competition," Busch said. "Our experts were only snared in website traffic, and our team weren't capable to get up by means of there. " But once we stood up there, I seemed like those final 3 or even 4 restarts, our company were actually going to take a crack at managing in the top-5. However at that point our experts had a shot for the succeed and simply couldn't create it up there." Briscoe said thanks to Busch for dashing him clean." Right here he is in 2nd. I feel like, 'You've got to be kidding me-- I've operated 300 some tours to reach the top, today Kyle is mosting likely to take it coming from us,'" Briscoe said.Wreck And also AdvanceTruex and also Gibbs earned both playoff areas for winless motorists and also they each had some instants to sweat as each were actually involved in wrecks.Truex ended up creating it by simply 6 points after getting in the ethnicity ensured an area if there was actually a regular victor. He trashed on the 2nd tour of the nationality and also ended up 36th, not recognizing if he would certainly make the playoffs till completion of the second phase." This is difficult," Truex mentioned before he knew whether he brought in the playoffs. "I only hate it for my group. ... They are worthy of much better. It's simply a mistake." NASCAR Cup Collection: Cook Out Southern five hundred Highlights Gibbs was associated with an accident along with 23 laps to go when Josh Berry received loosened while three-wide with Gibbs and Hamlin. Gibbs managed to proceed and made it by 12 aspects. If he had been knocked out of the competition, he likely still would certainly have created it, but it would have been actually only by a number of positions." Our company only acquired ran actually-- I would certainly state grimy right there-- that was unfortunate," Gibbs said. "That was certainly closer than it must possess been actually." Reddick Courage Out Regular-Season TitleTyler Reddick battled a belly pest throughout the whole entire race, feeling as if he was actually mosting likely to either vomit or have a situation of diarrhea throughout the entire race. He ended up 10th, as well as with Larson finishing fourth, beat Larson by one factor for the regular-season title.The regular-season title is worth 15 playoff points (points a motorist can utilize to advance if he doesn't succeed in the three-race playoff rounds) while 2nd area is worth 10. Larson, along with one of the most wins of any driver this year, would possess gained a tiebreaker.Reddick, who thinks he captured the insect from his youngster, said it was the worst he ever before experienced in a race automobile." It was actually dreadful on Sunday," Reddick pointed out." [I] woke up Sunday with the very same wishing it would be actually gone again." I really felt excellent virtually right up till the nationality. It just has to have been the rub out of [Turn] 2 or even one thing. It merely actually, definitely acquired bad by the end of Phase 1. It just stayed there the remainder of the method." Larson nearly succeeded the regular-season label in spite of overlooking the May nationality at Charlotte nc while he contended in the rain-delayed Indianapolis 500." It is actually not only that one," Larson said. "I might have ended up at Michigan or ended up at Iowa or even finished at Chicago and also not even been near today. I do not consider Indy as being the reason why. That's only component of my season. I wouldn't quit running the Indy 500 for five reward points." Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has devoted many years covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, along with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Updates, NASCAR Scene magazine as well as The (Daytona Seashore) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire much more coming from NASCAR Mug Set Follow your preferences to acquire details about activities, updates as well as even more.