| # | Driver | Team | Championships | Career wins | FIA Category | Racer Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zachry Lee | McCumbee McAleer Racing | 1 | 9 | Bronze | 3,278 |
| 2 | Alex Bachoura | Spark Performance | 1 | 13 | Bronze | 3,171 |
| 3 | Alfonso Diaz | TechSport | 0 | 3 | — | 2,875 |
| 4 | Thomas Tait | Competition Motors | 0 | 4 | Bronze | 2,873 |
| 5 | Dan McKeever | Robert Noaker Racing | 0 | 5 | — | 2,487 |
| 6 | Drew Neubauer | NV Autosport | 0 | 0 | Bronze | 2,476 |
| 7 | Chris Clarke | Paley Motorsport with AAG Racing | 0 | 9 | — | 2,362 |
| 8 | Stephen Vajda | NV Autosport | 0 | 0 | Bronze | 2,354 |
| 9 | Oleg Gorshkov | Round 3 Racing | 0 | 2 | — | 2,323 |
| 10 | Paolo Salvatore | Torre Racing | 0 | 3 | — | 2,292 |
| 11 | Scott Thomson | LAP Motorsports | 0 | 0 | — | 2,198 |
| 12 | Nicholas Smither | Nick Smither Racing | 0 | 1 | — | 2,183 |
| 13 | Joseph Dederichs | Robert Noaker Racing | 0 | 2 | — | 2,162 |
| 14 | Joe Koenig | Round 3 Racing | 0 | 2 | — | 1,999 |
| 15 | Bruce Myrehn | LAP Motorsports | 0 | 2 | — | 1,961 |
| 16 | Chip Van Vurst | Creative Auto Sport | 0 | 0 | — | 1,906 |
| 17 | Dave Luaces | Birdhouse Racing | 0 | 0 | — | 1,895 |
| 18 | Walter Bobko | Nick Smither Racing | 0 | 0 | — | 1,599 |
Mustang Challenge is a one-make sprint series run by IMSA featuring Ford Mustang Dark Horse R cars. The field is entry-level professional, stronger than the club and regional series that feed it but weaker than the peer endurance championships its drivers occasionally move into; its median driver is competitive amateur, while top drivers like Robert Noaker and Cole Loftsgard rate as entry-level professionals. The series draws drivers from NASA, SCCA club and regional racing, and SKUSA karting, and serves primarily as a stepping stone to GT4 America and endurance racing rather than a destination where established drivers settle. The DH class is substantially stronger than the amateur-heavy DHL class, reflecting a mixed field where professional and gentleman drivers compete separately by machine.