When the top rung of the Road to Indy ladder system, Indy Lights, was bought by Penske Entertainment (owners of IndyCar) in 2021 and the lower level series changed sanctioning to the United States Auto Club, changes were made to the other championships in the ladder.
[1] The USF2000 Championship served as the middle rung of this ladder.
His team, Pabst Racing, won their second consecutive and fifth all-time championship.
It featured two street circuits, five road courses and one oval round.
All rounds except the weekends at Sebring and Indianapolis Raceway Park supported the IndyCar Series.