The series was initially founded by Doug Powell in 1990, and regularly fielded over 60 entries per race.

It was a regular site at Indianapolis that drivers had to qualify on time to make the grid for the race.

In the same year the Sports Car Club of America founded the American Continental Championship.

All three classes utilized the same set of rules, based on the SCCA Formula Continental regulations.

[3] Jon Baytos introduced a number of controversial rule changes that brought the series out of alignment with similar Sports Car Club of America classes.

[6] For 2010, the U.S. F2000 National Championship returned under the leadership of Dan Andersen, who then owned professional racing teams in Star Mazda and Indy Lights.

The intent was to return F2000 to its status as a stepping stone to higher calibers of professional open wheel racing in the United States.

It is a full carbon monocoque chassis built to the latest FIA F3 test specifications utilizing the same Mazda MZR 2.0-liter naturally aspirated engine with additional safety features to meet the specific needs of racing in the United States.

The USF2000 champion receives a scholarship package from Mazda to advance to the USF Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires.

The second tier class was open for Formula Ford 2000 cars manufactured between 1990 and 1996 and also Van Diemen chassis built in 1997.

The Formula Enterprises had their own pro series in 2010 and 2011, a number of the cars joined the USF2000 field for 2012.

The car was initially designed to compete in the SCCA Formula Continental ranks but was heavily upgraded to run in the USF2000 series.

The upgrades included a stronger steel spaceframe, improved side crashboxes and new brakes.

The company headed by former driver Steve Knapp builds the engines before shipping them to the Andersen Promotions headquarters.

For the first time in series history the car featured a carbon fiber monocoque, opposed to the previously used spaceframe chassis.