The Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series is a multi-class open-wheel championship fielding competitors across Championship and Masters divisions. The Championship class attracts the stronger roster, featuring drivers such as Jack Mitchell, Amilio DiLauro and John Antonino competing at a level comparable to regional club racing. The series functions as a developmental stepping stone, drawing drivers from karting championships like SKUSA SuperNationals and serving as a launch point toward US F4, Formula Regional Americas and various IMSA prototypes. Most of its field consists of ungraded drivers with limited or no experience at sanctioning bodies that issue professional grades; the few graded competitors hold Silver credentials typical of early-career professionals.