There are two classes of competition, the premier Championship Class and the lower National Class. For this season all National Class competitors will use theFormula SCCA/FE chassis. This chassis was first allowed in the National Class in 2012. Championship Class competitors will continue to useMazda MZR poweredVan Diemen F2000 chassis with a league–specified wing package. National Class competitors were previously allowed to use Van Diemen chassis with less powerful engines than the Championship Class.
The race schedule was announced on October 23, 2012. Fourteen races were announced, with the possibility of up to sixteen races from adding another race to the already scheduled race meets at Sebring and Laguna Seca. Laguna Seca, Reliant Park, and Toronto are all new venues for 2013.[4]