NHRA Racing INFO

This may seem a bit trivial in light of losing Scott Kalitta, but I am sure there is some team that will be effected:

Before this rule was in place weren't points awarded for setting a new National Record? Has NHRA said how this will be addressed...or just not going to recognize low ETs for the rest of the year? I know this is not a concern at Bandimere, but what about other tracks?