Game follows the documented results of the NHRA pro drag racing classes including Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Bike.

From February through November there are 23 national events. Game lets players pick eight (8) drivers by the Friday morning of each NHRA national event weekend or round to earn points according to actual elimination results; players must select at least one driver per class scheduled per national event.  After one driver per class is selected, players may select additional drivers in any class to fill their eight driver roster.

The deadline to enter starting drivers is always at 12:00 AM on the Friday morning of each scheduled race weekend. Most people call that midnight on Thursday, so if you wake up Friday morning without making your picks and it's light out, you missed the deadline for that round. 

Players are credited with the combined scores of all selected drivers upon completion of that NHRA national event weekend’s races.  Points are awarded according to the official eliminations ladder and based on the NHRA scoring system.  The game does not award bonus points per session but does award points for national records.

HOW TO WIN: Game is divided into four quarterly games and a Countdown championship that coincides with the fourth quarter contest.

Players qualify for the Countdown championship by picking a race winner in any series or class for any national event during the first three quarters of game play. 

Players can win five ways: 

1. By being the top point-scorer for each of the 23 NHRA national event rounds (Top Dawg honors)

2. By being the top scoring team after each of the four quarterly game contests

3. By being the top scoring team for the Countdown championship game contest

4. By scoring the most points per series or class at the end of the game period

5. By picking the most race winners from all rounds at the end of the game period (Lucky Dawg honors)

THE POINTS SYSTEM:  Player's drivers will earn points according to a scoring system similar to that used by the NHRA. Each Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Bike and Pro Modified race winner receives 100 points, the runner-up receives 80 points, the third round losers receive 60 points, the second round losers receive 40 points, and the first round losers receives 30 points. Qualifying points are also awarded; the fastest qualifier receives 8 points, the second-fastest qualifier receives 7 points, the third-fastest qualifier receives 6 points, the fourth-fastest qualifier receives 5 points; the fifth and sixth-fastest qualifiers receives 4 points, the seventh and eighth-fastest qualifiers receives 3 points, the ninth-through-twelfth fastest qualifiers receives 2 points, and the thirteenth through sixteenth-fastest qualifiers receives 1 point. Drivers also earn points for qualifying attempts and officially recognized national records but do not receive bonus qualifying points based on performance per qualifying session.