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The 2026 calendars for IndyCar support series USF Pro 2000, USF2000 and USF Juniors have been released.
Third-tier series USFP2000 will start off on the undercard of the Arlington Grand Prix, a new street race in Texas taking place on March 13-15. Fourth-tier USF2000 action will kick off two weeks prior on the streets of St. Petersburg.
The two series head to Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course two months later, then have their first oval race (and first race away from IndyCar’s support bill) of 2026 at Lucas Oil Raceway before reuniting again at Road America in June.
The round at Mid-Ohio (July 3-5) is the first time all three Andersen Promotions-run series race together, then August is a packed month. USFP2000 and USF2000 race at Portland, followed by the streets of Markham as it replaces fellow Canadian city Toronto on IndyCar’s calendar, and two weeks after that USFP2000 visits the Milwaukee Mile.
It will mark the first time since 2022 that USFP2000 has had two oval races, and ends a lengthy absence from Milwaukee having previously raced there in 2006, ’09, 2011, ’13 and ’14.
Next year’s racing schedule for the three series concludes at Road America on September 25/26, which will be a standalone event for which USFP2000 will have top billing.
USF Juniors will spend the most time away from IndyCar’s support paddock, as rounds at Homestead-Miami Speedway (February 17/18) and Carolina Motorsports Park (April 17-19) get its season underway. Both circuits are new to the series.
It then heads to Mosport on May 15-17 for a first ever trip to Canada, before joining all of the series above it in the Road to Indy at Mid-Ohio.
Round five is at Lime Rock, another new addition which will be in support of the NASCAR Truck Series, and the season ends at Road America.
Dropping off all three series’ schedules is NOLA Motorsports Park, with USFP2000’s Arlington trip coming at the expense of St. Pete and USF Juniors’ new venues joining as Barber Motorsports Park and Portland are dropped.
There will be a pre-event test day for the events at Homestead, Carolina, Indianapolis, Mosport, Lucas Oil Raceway, Road America, Mid-Ohio and Portland.
The three series will also test together in-season at Mid-Ohio (May 11/12) and Road America (June 10/11) then post-season on Indianapolis’s road course (October 17/18), while USFP2000 and USF2000 will test at Homestead on the same days USF Juniors races there.
USFP2000 and USF2000 will do further in-season testing at Indianapolis (April 15/16) and Lucas Oil Raceway (May 19), there will be a USFP2000-only test at Milwaukee (June 22) and a USF Juniors-only test at Lime Rock (July 7).
Andersen Promotions has also confirmed the prize money allocation for 2026, with the USFP2000 champion earning a $594,500 (£450,862) scholarship to spend on graduating to Indy Nxt. The USF2000 champion wins $405,050 (£307,185), and USF Juniors’ champion takes away $249,675 (£189,351).
Tyre supplier Continental Tire will pay out $53,000 (£40,186) to pole position-winning drivers over the year.
2025 USF Pro championships calendar
| Date | Circuit | Championships |
|---|---|---|
| February 17/18 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | USF Juniors |
| February 27-March 1 | St. Petersburg | USF2000 |
| March 13-15 | Streets of Arlington | USFP2000 |
| April 17-19 | Carolina Motorsports Park | USF Juniors |
| May 8/9 | IMS (road course) | USFP2000, USF2000 |
| May 15-17 | Mosport | USF Juniors |
| May 21/22 | Lucas Oil Raceway | USFP2000, USF2000 |
| June 19-21 | Road America | USFP2000, USF2000 |
| July 3-5 | Mid-Ohio | USFP2000, USF2000, USF Juniors |
| July 10/11 | Lime Rock | USF Juniors |
| August 7-9 | Portland | USFP2000, USF2000 |
| August 14-16 | Markham | USFP2000, USF2000 |
| August 29/30 | Milwaukee Mile | USFP2000 |
| September 25/26 | Road America | USFP2000, USF2000, USF Juniors |