The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Season was announced on September 5, 2015.
[1] There were 24 Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock car events, and 16 Pro Stock Motorcycle events scheduled.
1 The rules for the 4-Wide Nationals differ from other races: 2 Races at Pacific Raceway abandoned after semifinals because of rain and could not be finished because of ordinances in county.
There were two Top Fuel and Funny Car finals at Brainerd, and two Pro Stock finals at the U. S. Nationals (the NHRA and the two finalists agreed to conduct it at Clermont).
The first winner listed is the Saturday race, while the second winner is the Sunday (Brainerd) or Monday (U. S. Nationals) race.