.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.DARLINGTON, S.C.-- Hunt Briscoe held off Kyle Busch for a walk-off success Sunday that released him into the NASCAR Mug Series playoffs while delivering a crushing blow to drivers wishing to make the playoffs on points.Briscoe recorded the regular-season finale as he led the last 26 laps of the Southern five hundred at Darlington Raceway in becoming the 14th vehicle driver to make a playoff place along with a win, leaving behind Martin Truex Jr. and also Ty Gibbs as the only winless chauffeurs to create the 16-driver playoff area." I understood it was heading to be one of those do-or-die instants," Briscoe mentioned. "Our team referred to it before the race today, this is the final bullet in the enclosure. ... If our experts implemented all evening long, I knew our team would reside in the mix." Our team implemented. And also our team resided in the mix at the end." Chris Buescher skipped the cut by 6 points while Bubba Wallace missed it by 27 points. For much of the ethnicity, Buescher and also Wallace seemed to be in a limited struggle for the final playoff place while Kyle Larson led 263 of the 367 laps. Busch, that also went winless this year, came up short as he ended up second in the last two regular-season ethnicities." Our best wasn't adequate-- as straightforward as that," Wallace said.Joining Briscoe, Truex as well as 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, Hunt Elliott, Daniel Suarez, Brad Keselowski Alex Bowman and also Harrison Burton. Takeaways after the regular-season ending, where for the 2nd consecutive full week, a vehicle driver needing a win to bring in the playoffs made it take place: Briscoe Win-And-InBriscoe entered into the nationality 18th in the standings as well as 114 aspects responsible for the playoff cutoff, implying he had nothing else road to the playoffs other than to win.But it was actually more reality that created this an exciting moment. He got a spot in the playoffs for Stewart-Haas Racing, which is actually shutting in the end of the time. Briscoe, who broke a 93-race winless streak, steers the staff's legendary No. 14 cars and truck that was first steered through Tony Stewart." It is actually massive," Briscoe mentioned. "I'm a diehard Stewart-Haas supporter. That is actually the vehicle I cheered for growing. I have actually seen that cars and truck win opportunity and also time and time again, succeed a champion."' I was actually weeping'-- Pursuit Briscoe on winning Cook Out Southern five hundred Busch, who was on a little fresher tires by the end, merely couldn't get Briscoe and missed out on the playoffs for the very first time considering that 2012." Our experts really did not have much speed there with a majority of the race," Busch claimed. "Our team were actually just snared in web traffic, and also our experts weren't capable to get up via there. " Once our team stood up there certainly, I seemed like those final 3 or even four restarts, our company were actually visiting have a shot managing in the top-5. But then our experts had a shot for the succeed and simply couldn't create it up there." Briscoe thanked Busch for competing him well-maintained." Below he resides in second. I resemble, 'You've come to be kidding me-- I have actually operated 300 some laps to reach the top, now Kyle is mosting likely to steal it from our team,'" Briscoe said.Wreck And AdvanceTruex and also Gibbs gained the two playoff spots for winless vehicle drivers and also they both possessed some moments to sweat as each were actually associated with wrecks.Truex wound up making it through only 6 points after entering the ethnicity ensured a place if there was actually a regular victor. He trashed on the 2nd tour of the nationality as well as finished 36th, certainly not understanding if he will bring in the playoffs till the end of the 2nd stage." This is actually miserable," Truex stated prior to he knew whether he brought in the playoffs. "I merely detest it for my team. ... They deserve much better. It's only an oversight." NASCAR Mug Collection: Cook Out Southern 500 Features Gibbs was actually associated with an accident with 23 tours to go when Josh Berry obtained loose while three-wide along with Gibbs and also Hamlin. Gibbs had the ability to continue and also made the cut through 12 factors. If he had been knocked senseless of the competition, he likely still will possess made it, however it would certainly possess been merely by a couple of placements." We simply got ran definitely-- I would mention filthy right there-- that was regrettable," Gibbs pointed out. "That was definitely closer than it ought to have been." Reddick Guts Out Regular-Season TitleTyler Reddick battled a stomach bug throughout the entire race, feeling as if he was mosting likely to either throw up or even possess a situation of diarrhea throughout the whole entire race. He wound up 10th, and also along with Larson finishing fourth, exhausted Larson by one factor for the regular-season title.The regular-season headline deserves 15 playoff points (aspects a chauffeur can easily use to evolve if he doesn't succeed in the three-race playoff rounds) while 2nd spot is worth 10. Larson, along with the best success of any sort of driver this year, will possess gained a tiebreaker.Reddick, who thinks he caught the insect from his little one, claimed it was actually the worst he ever before experienced in an ethnicity vehicle." It was horrible on Saturday," Reddick claimed." [I] got out of bed Sunday with the exact same hoping it would be actually returned." I experienced great more or less completely up until the ethnicity. It simply has to have been actually the polish off of [Transform] 2 or one thing. It only really, definitely obtained bad by the end of Phase 1. It just kept there the remainder of the way." Larson almost won the regular-season label despite missing the May race at Charlotte while he contended in the rain-delayed Indianapolis five hundred." It is actually not only that people," Larson said. "I can have completed at Michigan or completed at Iowa or ended up at Chicago as well as certainly not also been close today. I don't consider Indy as being the main reason why. That's merely aspect of my time. I would not lose hope running the Indy five hundred for 5 incentive factors." Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has actually invested decades dealing with motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Performance journal and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain more coming from NASCAR Mug Collection Follow your favorites to acquire relevant information regarding activities, updates and even more.