Chris Griffis Memorial Test

The Chris Griffis Memorial Test is a two-day test event for Road to Indy racing series. The testing is conducted after the regular season. The test is used by teams to test new drivers as well as for the organization to test new cars for the following season.

Chris Griffis

Chris Griffis (11 May 1966 – 12 September 2011) was a former teammanager for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. Griffis started his career at Patrick Racing, working with Gordon Johncock, Emerson Fittipaldi among others. In 1990, Griffis joined Chip Ganassi Racing before moving to Bernstein Racing in 1993 and later joining Panther Racing in 2002. At Panther Racing, Griffis was the crew chief of Mark Taylor winning the 2003 Indy Lights title.[1]

Griffis collapsed and died after a basketball game. He was survived by his wife Mari and daughters (Clair and Sophia). Griffis was buried in Akron, Indiana.[2]

Fastest times
YearIndy LightsIndy Pro 2000USF2000
2011 Peter Dempsey (1:20.6546)[3] Jack Hawksworth (1:25.431)[4] Scott Hargrove (1:29.6937)[3]
2012 Zach Veach (1:19.2209)[5] Spencer Pigot (1:24.859)[6] Matthew Di Leo (1:27.623)[7]
2013 Alexandre Baron (1:15.726)[8] Alfonso Celis Jr. (1:20.490)[9] Aaron Telitz (1:23.283)[10]
2014 Spencer Pigot (1:19.8039)[11] Patricio O'Ward (1:23.6525)[12] Nico Jamin (1:26.3304)[13]
2015 Kyle Kaiser (1:54.2235)[14] Patricio O'Ward (2:04.7677)[15] Nikita Lastochkin (2:09.5454)[16]
2016 Garett Grist (1:14.7396)[17] Victor Franzoni (1:22.6179)[18] Neil Verhagen (1:24.8661)[19]
2017 Nico Jamin (1:25.7173)[20] Oliver Askew (1:29.8142)[21] Darren Keane (1:25.1424)[22]
2018 Ryan Norman (1:14.9283) Darren Keane (1:19.2971) Hunter McElrea (1:24.5064)
2019 Rinus VeeKay (1:15.4790) Hunter McElrea (1:19.4553) Christian Rasmussen (1:24.9311)
2021 Benjamin Pedersen (1:25.4619) Louis Foster (1:30.4354) Jagger Jones (1:35.4672)

Track
PeriodTrackLayoutLength
2011–2012Indianapolis Motor Speedway2.5134 miles
2013Barber Motorsports Park2.38 miles
2014–2019, 2021–presentIndianapolis Motor Speedway2.439 miles

Drivers who tested but not raced

The below table contains drivers who tested during the Chris Griffis Memorial Test in Indy Lights, Indy Pro 2000 or USF2000 but not competed in any of the classes.

YearSeriesDriverTeamNote
2012USF2000 Antti Buri[23]JDC MotorSports
Nick Neri[23]Belardi Auto Racing
Tristan Viidas[23]Pabst Racing Services
Michael Adams[23]JAY Motorsports
Joe Ruch[23]Afterburner Autosport
Yukio Duzanowski[23]Belardi Auto Racing
Kevin Aabol[23]JDC MotorSports
Star Mazda Renan Guerra[6]Juncos Racing
Luca Orlandi[6]Team Pelfrey
Jose Carlos Sandoval[6]JDC MotorSports
Chris Yano[6]Team Pelfrey
Andre Solano[6]Team GDT
Indy Lights Nick McBride[24]Sam Schmidt Motorsports
2014USF2000 Christian Ross[13]Afterburner Autosport
Jordan Bernloehr[13]Afterburner Autosport
Indy Lights Parker Kligerman[11]Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
2015USF2000 Max Mallinen[16]SWAN Motorsports
Chase Pelletier[16]Team Pelfrey
Chase Owen[16]Afterburner Autosport
Cameron Hill[16]JDC MotorSports
Pro Mazda Henrique Baptista[15]Team Pelfrey
2016USF2000 Hugo de Sadeleer[19]Pabst Racing
Ryan Norberg[19]JDC MotorSports
Leandro Wolther[19]ArmsUp Motorsports
Neil Verhagen[19]Pabst RacingFastest time in the 2016 USF2000 test, before moving to Europe with support from the Red Bull Junior Team.
Indy Lights Richard Gonda[17]Andretti Autosport
2017USF2000 Elliott FinlaysonBN Racing
USF2000 Justin GordonExclusive Autosport
USF2000 Jaden ConwrightTeam BENIK
USF2000 Zoey EdenholmBN Racing
Pro Mazda Leonard HoogenboomBN Racing
2018 USF2000 Tyler O'Connor Cape Motorsports
USF2000 Ryan Bjerke DEForce Racing
USF2000 Logan Cusson Pabst Racing
2019 USF2000 Rick Bouthoorn Pabst Racing
Jonathan Kotyk Legacy Autosport
Harry Voigt Team E Jay Racing
Alexander Koreiba Jay Howard Driver Development
TJ Thompson HMD Motorsports
IP2000 Raoul Hyman Exclusive Autosport
Philippe Denes Juncos Racing
Indy Lights Egor Orudzhev Andretti Autosport

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  2. "Christopher A. Griffis". IndyStar. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
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  9. "Mexican Teenager Alfonso Celis Tops Test Times for Juncos Racing". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
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  20. "10/21/2017 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT TEST SESSION 2". Indy Lights. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  21. "10/22/2017 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT TEST SESSION 5". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  22. "10/22/2017 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT TEST SESSION 5". USF2000. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  23. "USF2000 Graduates Shine in Star Mazda and Firestone Indy Lights". USF2000. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
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