From NHRA today . . .
In addition to crowning event champs, week two of the 58th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Auto-Plus will settle what rain-drenched week one could not: the establishment of the 10-racer fields for the Countdown to the Championship playoffs. With just the one race left, four drivers in Top Fuel, six in Funny Car, and eight each in Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle still have mathematical chances to lock up the few remaining spots.
And then . .
In Funny Car, Courtney Force, the provisional No. 1 qualifier, earned enough bonus points during week one to clinch her spot, one of six finalized. She’s locked in with Ron Capps, Robert Hight, Jack Beckman, Johnny Gray, and Mike Neff. Cruz Pedregon will instantly have the seventh spot if he qualifies for the field, but that might be a big if because he’s not currently in the show. John Force, Jeff Arend, and Bob Tasca III hold the final three spots, but reigning world champ Matt Hagan is less than a round behind Tasca and just 32 behind Arend, and Tim Wilkerson is just seven points back of Hagan. John Force could clinch by qualifying depending on his qualifying position and/or bonus points versus Hagan’s qualifying position and/or bonus points.
Based on that, the field is not "Fixed" . . Dunno if it's "Right" or not, but that's NHRA's Announcement.