The championship did not visit Virginia International Raceway as it did the year before, but instead debuted at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.
[18] The season opener at NOLA Motorsports Park attracted 15 cars, a number last reached in 2020, and Crosslink Kiwi’s Patrick Woods-Toth took pole position for the first race.
DD Autosport’s Cole Kleck started fourth, but rose to second through the first five corners to take the lead by turn six.
Two cars stopping on track then caused a stoppage, and Kleck led Woods-Toth and Velox USA’s Nicolas Ambiado home after the restart.
Race three saw Crosslink Kiwi’s Ryan Shehan take a lights-to-flag victory as Bowlsbey, Kleck, Woods-Toth and his teammate Jett Bowling took turns battling for the positions behind.
Due to worsening weather conditions before the first race, the four Formula Regional drivers opted out to avoid potential crashes and budget losses.
[23] Ahead of the fifth round at New Jersey Motorsports Park, championship leader Shehan announced his withdrawal from the series due to financial constraints.
Woods-Toth secured pole position for the opening race and successfully defended his lead from Sherlock at both the start and a mid-race restart following a caution, ultimately claiming victory.
In the second race, the podium remained unchanged, as Sherlock dominated to take an unchallenged win, securing the drivers’ championship on home soil.
Woods-Toth controlled the rest of the race to take a third win, while Bowling reclaimed second from Bowlsbey at the final corner.
Brady Golan, debuting with Toney Driver Development, initially took second place but was soon overtaken by returnee Kleck.
With Sherlock sixth and Bowling retiring, Shehan maintained second place in the championship standings despite having missed eight races.
[26] In the 17 races he contested, Woods-Toth secured eight victories and achieved six additional podium finishes, clinching his second consecutive junior single-seater championship.
The season's narrative was marked by the abrupt withdrawal of his primary rival, Shehan, who exited the competition after a streak of seven consecutive top-two finishes had briefly propelled him into the championship lead at Mid-Ohio.
With Shehan’s departure, Woods-Toth faced minimal opposition in the remaining rounds, as the next closest challenger trailed by nearly 80 points.
Off the track, the championship faced a significant setback with the loss of its Honda title sponsorship, which also eliminated the $600,000 scholarship for the champion—a factor cited in Shehan’s decision to conclude his season prematurely.