.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.DARLINGTON, S.C.-- Pursuit Briscoe held off Kyle Busch for a walk-off triumph Sunday that introduced him in to the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs while supplying a crushing blow to vehicle drivers intending to create the playoffs on points.Briscoe caught the regular-season finale as he led the last 26 tours of the Southern five hundred at Darlington Raceway in coming to be the 14th motorist to get a playoff area with a win, leaving Martin Truex Jr. and also Ty Gibbs as the only winless drivers to make the 16-driver playoff field." I understood it was heading to be among those do-or-die moments," Briscoe stated. "Our team talked about it prior to the nationality today, this is the last bullet in the enclosure. ... If our team implemented all evening long, I recognized we would certainly remain in the mix." Our experts implemented. As well as we were in the mix at the end." Chris Buescher missed out on the reduced by 6 aspects while Bubba Wallace overlooked it through 27 factors. For much of the nationality, Buescher as well as Wallace appeared to become in a limited fight for the final playoff location while Kyle Larson led 263 of the 367 laps. Busch, who also went winless this year, lost as he ended up second in the final two regular-season races." Our ideal wasn't adequate-- as simple as that," Wallace said.Joining Briscoe, Truex as well as 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, Hunt Elliott, Daniel Suarez, Brad Keselowski Alex Bowman and also Harrison Burton. Takeaways after the regular-season ending, where for the second consecutive full week, a vehicle driver needing a win to bring in the playoffs created it take place: Briscoe Win-And-InBriscoe got into the race 18th in the status and also 114 points responsible for the playoff deadline, implying he possessed no other course to the playoffs except to win.But it was actually more than that fact that made this an electrifying moment. He made a spot in the playoffs for Stewart-Haas Dashing, which is finalizing by the end of the period. Briscoe, who snapped a 93-race winless streak, drives the staff's renowned No. 14 automobile that was very first driven by Tony Stewart." It's big," Briscoe claimed. "I am actually a diehard Stewart-Haas supporter. That is actually the car I cheered for growing up. I've seen that automobile win opportunity and over and over again, succeed a championship."' I was actually wailing'-- Chase Briscoe on winning Southern 500 Busch, that was on slightly fresher tires in the end, only couldn't get Briscoe and also missed the playoffs for the very first time given that 2012." Our company really did not have a lot speed there via a majority of the race," Busch said. "We were actually only stuck in visitor traffic, as well as we weren't capable to get up with there. " Once our experts got up there certainly, I thought that those last three or even 4 restarts, our team were heading to have a shot managing in the top-5. However then our team had a shot for the gain and merely could not create it up there." Briscoe said thanks to Busch for competing him well-maintained." Right here he remains in second. I feel like, 'You've reached be actually joking me-- I have actually functioned 300 some laps to get to the lead, today Kyle is actually heading to take it coming from our company,'" Briscoe said.Wreck And AdvanceTruex and also Gibbs gained both playoff locations for winless motorists and they each had some minutes to sweat as each were involved in wrecks.Truex found yourself creating it through only 6 points after getting in the race guaranteed a location if there was a loyal victor. He ravaged on the 2nd lap of the nationality and also ended up 36th, not understanding if he would make the playoffs until completion of the 2nd stage." This is unpleasant," Truex said before he recognized whether he created the playoffs. "I only loathe it for my team. ... They are entitled to much better. It is actually just an oversight." NASCAR Cup Set: Southern 500 Emphasizes Gibbs was actually involved in a wreckage with 23 laps to go when Josh Berry obtained loosened while three-wide along with Gibbs as well as Hamlin. Gibbs managed to proceed and made it by 12 aspects. If he had been actually knocked senseless of the race, he likely still would certainly possess produced it, yet it would certainly have been actually simply by a couple of placements." Our company just received managed really-- I would certainly point out unclean right certainly there-- that was actually unfavorable," Gibbs claimed. "That was actually definitely closer than it ought to have been actually." Reddick Guts Out Regular-Season TitleTyler Reddick combated a tummy insect throughout the whole entire nationality, sensation as if he was actually mosting likely to either throw up or even possess a case of diarrhea throughout the entire race. He ended up 10th, as well as with Larson finishing fourth, beat Larson through one aspect for the regular-season title.The regular-season label is worth 15 playoff factors (factors a vehicle driver can easily use to advance if he does not win in the three-race playoff rounds) while second location is worth 10. Larson, along with the best victories of any chauffeur this year, would possess gained a tiebreaker.Reddick, who believes he caught the pest from his youngster, mentioned it was actually awful he ever before experienced in a race vehicle." It was awful on Sunday," Reddick claimed." [I] got up Sunday along with the exact same hoping it will be actually returned." I really felt good pretty much right up until the race. It merely needs to have been the polish off of [Turn] 2 or one thing. It just truly, definitely obtained negative by the end of Stage 1. It only remained there the rest of the method." Larson almost won the regular-season headline despite overlooking the May race at Charlotte while he competed in the rain-delayed Indianapolis five hundred." It's certainly not just that," Larson stated. "I can possess ended up at Michigan or ended up at Iowa or ended up at Chicago and certainly not even been actually close today. I don't consider Indy as being actually the reason that. That is actually simply aspect of my season. I definitely would not surrender managing the Indy 500 for 5 bonus offer factors." Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has spent decades dealing with motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Updates, NASCAR Scene magazine and also The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain much more coming from NASCAR Cup Collection Follow your preferences to get information about games, news and even more.