2026 Top Fuel Points
| Position | Driver | Points | Gap | Vehicle |
| 01 | Shawn Langdon | 2546 | | Kalitta Air Careers |
| 02 | Doug Kalitta | 2407 | -139 | Mac Tools Dragster |
| 03 | Antron Brown | 2322 | -224 | Matco Tools/FVP/Hangsterfers Top Fuel dragster |
| 04 | Tony Stewart | 2294 | -252 | R+L Carriers |
| 05 | Leah Pruett | 2281 | -265 | TSR Dodge//SRT Direct Connection Top Fuel Dragster |
| 06 | Will Smith | 2261 | -285 | Bluebird Turf/Scag Racing dragster |
| 07 | Maddi Gordon | 2260 | -286 | Carlyle Tools/Ron Capps Motorsports dragster |
| 08 | Justin Ashley | 2227 | -319 | SCAG Power Equipment Top Fuel Dragster |
| 09 | Billy Torrence | 2198 | -348 | Capco Racing/Torrence Motorsports Dragster |
| 10 | Josh Hart | 2197 | -349 | Speedmaster dragster |
2026 Funny Car Points
| Position | Driver | Points | Gap | Vehicle |
| 01 | Matt Hagan | 2503 | | TSR Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car |
| 02 | Jordan Vandergriff | 2405 | -98 | Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS |
| 03 | J.R. Todd | 2384 | -119 | DHL Toyota GR Supra |
| 04 | Austin Prock | 2348 | -155 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
| 05 | Jack Beckman | 2343 | -160 | PEAK Chevrolet SS |
| 06 | Ron Capps | 2315 | -188 | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota GR Supra Funny Car |
| 07 | Alexis DeJoria | 2276 | -227 | Bandero Café Chevrolet SS |
| 08 | Daniel Wilkerson | 2207 | -296 | Scag Power Equipment Ford Shelby Mustang |
| 09 | Chad Green | 2155 | -348 | Bond Coat Ford Mustang |
| 10 | Spencer Hyde | 2149 | -354 | Head Inc. Ford Mustang |
The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series begins with the Gatornationals and concludes with the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals.
Contestants in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle compete to secure a position in the Countdown to the Championship starting in Gainesville and concluding in Indianapolis based on total points earned at each NHRA national event.
The premier series of NHRA races feature the Mission Foods categories of racing and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series classes. The national event tour begins in Gainesville, Fla., and visits 21 sites throughout the United States, winding its way to Pomona, Calif., in November.
Qualifying
1st Place Qualifier: 8 points (10 points at U.S. Nationals and NHRA Finals)
2nd Place Qualifier: 7 (9)
3rd Place: 6 (8)
4th Place: 5 (7)
5th-6th places: 4 (6)
7th-8th places: 3 (5)
9th-12th places: 2 (4)
13th-16th places: 1 (3)
All entrants are given 10 show up points (15 at the U.S. Nationals and the Finals)
Qualifying Session Bonus
In every event but the U.S. Nationals and the Finals, the quickest receives 3 points, second-quickest receives 2 points, and third-quickest receives 1 point. (4-3-2-1 scale at US Nats).
Eliminations Breakdown
Winner: 100 points (150 at US Nats & Finals)
Event runner-up: 80 points (120)
Semifinal losers: 60 points (90)
Quarterfinal losers: 40 points (60)
First-round losers: 20 points (30)
