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 team manager 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 King 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

Year Indy Lights / Indy NXT Indy Pro 2000 / USF Pro 2000 USF2000
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)
2022 Danial Frost (1:16.2526) Jack William Miller (1:21.9745) Simon Sikes (1:25.8876)
2023 Louis Foster (1:14.8432) Simon Sikes (1:21.8032) Hudson Schwartz (1:25.8372)
2024 Myles Rowe (1:15.1848)

Track

Period Track Layout Length
2011–2012 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2.5134 miles
2013 Barber Motorsports Park 2.38 miles
2014–2019, 2021–present Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2.439 miles

Drivers who tested but not raced

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

Year Series Driver Team
2012 USF2000 Joe Ruch[23] Afterburner Autosport
Yukio Duzanowski[23] Belardi Auto Racing
Nick Neri[23]
Michael Adams[23] JAY Motorsports
Kevin Aabol[23] JDC MotorSports
Antti Buri[23]
Tristan Viidas[23] Pabst Racing Services
Star Mazda Jose Carlos Sandoval[6] JDC MotorSports
Renan Guerra[6] Juncos Racing
Andre Solano[6] Team GDT
Luca Orlandi[6] Team Pelfrey
Chris Yano[6]
Indy Lights Nick McBride[24] Sam Schmidt Motorsports
2014 USF2000 Jordan Bernloehr[13] Afterburner Autosport
Christian Ross[13]
Indy Lights Parker Kligerman[11] Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
2015 USF2000 Chase Owen[16] Afterburner Autosport
Cameron Hill[16] JDC MotorSports
Chase Pelletier[16] Team Pelfrey
Max Mallinen[16] SWAN Motorsports
Pro Mazda Henrique Baptista[15] Team Pelfrey
2016 USF2000 Leandro Wolther[19] ArmsUp Motorsports
Ryan Norberg[19] JDC MotorSports
Hugo de Sadeleer[19] Pabst Racing
Neil Verhagen[19]
Indy Lights Richard Gonda[17] Andretti Autosport
2017 USF2000 Zoey Edenholm BN Racing
Elliott Finlayson
Justin Gordon Exclusive Autosport
Jaden Conwright Team BENIK
Pro Mazda Leonard Hoogenboom BN Racing
2018 USF2000 Tyler O'Connor Cape Motorsports
Ryan Bjerke DEForce Racing
Logan Cusson Pabst Racing
2019 USF2000 TJ Thompson HMD Motorsports
Alexander Koreiba Jay Howard Driver Development
Jonathan Kotyk Legacy Autosport
Rick Bouthoorn Pabst Racing
Harry Voigt Team E Jay Racing
IP2000 Raoul Hyman Exclusive Autosport
Indy Lights Egor Orudzhev Andretti Autosport
2021 USF2000 TJ Thompson Jay Howard Driver Development
IP2000 Arias Deukmedjian Deuk Spine Racing
Alexander Koreiba Jay Howard Driver Development
Nicholas Rivers
Blake Upton Turn 3 Motorsport
2022 USF2000 Jason Pribyl Turn 3 Motorsport
Matthew Rees VRD Racing
USFP2000 Callum Voisin Jay Howard Driver Development
Raoul Hyman TJ Speed Motorsports
2023 USF2000 Michael Boyiadzis Jay Howard Driver Development
Jason Pribyl Pabst Racing
Connor Roberts Team Roberts
2024 USF2000 Gabriel Cahan Exclusive Autosport
Cooper Shipman VRD Racing
Mayer Deonarine
USFP2000 Miles Bromley TJ Speed Motorsports
Leandro Juncos Turn 3 Motorsport
Indy NXT Alexander Koreiba Juncos Hollinger Racing

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