This was the second year of the championship running under the Indy NXT moniker following its acquisition by Penske Entertainment, the owner of the IndyCar Series, in 2022.

[47] After leading both practice sessions at Barber Motorsports Park, Abel continued his pace in qualifying to take pole position.

[48] The top two remained unchanged at the start and through an early caution period called when Abel's teammate Yuven Sundaramoorthy stopped on track.

[50] Having taken his and his teams' maiden win at Mid-Ohio, Abel immediately doubled up at the next race: He made a great start, leaving Collet and Foster to fight over second, and went unchallenged until the finish.

Two more late cautions allowed Foster to recover to seventh, while his teammate Jamie Chadwick avoided the carnage to claim third.

[51] The second race at Indianapolis began four cars wide into the first turn, with Collet taking the lead from Abel and Foster and Chadwick slotting in behind.

While Collet controlled the opening part of the race, Foster began putting pressure on Abel and passed him to move into second.

[52] The Detroit Street Circuit hosted round five, and Foster topped both practice sessions before taking pole position.

Cape's Michael d'Orlando started pressuring him before putting on a move, causing a collision that saw Abel drop to fifth behind the HMD pair of Callum Hedge and Myles Rowe.

[55] She held her lead over Foster at the start, before Abel moved into second in the first exchange of blows of a race-long battle between the championship leaders.

A late red flag set up a two-lap dash to the finish: Abel and Foster battled, leaving Chadwick to take the first Indy NXT win by a woman since Pippa Mann in 2010.

An early safety car caused by HMD's Reece Gold retiring in the gravel also offered no opportunity for Collet to trouble Foster.

He limped across the line on three wheels, allowing Abel back into third to deny Foster the championship lead, with the pair now equal on points.

[58] The second race of the weekend proceeded in very similar fashion, as Foster's pace continued to be a step above the rest of the field.

A spin by Hedge caused a caution period halfway through the race, but Foster controlled the restart and went on to complete his weekend sweep.

[59] Mid-Ohio hosted round ten, and a repaving meant Collet not only took pole position, but also set a new lap record.

[60] A four-car incident interrupted the start of the race when Abel's Jordan Missig and Aron collided with Chadwick and Miller.

Roe took pole position before the event was shortened by 20 laps after concerns about high tire wear arose in practice.

Foster managed to take the lead, while Chadwick lost out to Cape's Salvador de Alba before dropping down the order.

Sundaramoorthy spent the opening part rising from eleventh to second before attacking Foster on a restart after Miller and Chadwick collided.