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 196612 September 2011) was a former team manager for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (now Arrow McLaren). 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.
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.
Fastest times
Year Indy Lights / Indy NXT Indy Pro 2000 / USF Pro 2000 USF2000 USF Juniors 2011 Peter Dempsey (1:20.6546) Jack Hawksworth (1:25.431) Scott Hargrove (1:29.6937) 2012 Zach Veach (1:19.2209) Spencer Pigot (1:24.859) Matthew Di Leo (1:27.623) 2013 Alexandre Baron (1:15.726) Alfonso Celis Jr. (1:20.490) Aaron Telitz (1:23.283) 2014 Spencer Pigot (1:19.8039) Patricio O'Ward (1:23.6525) Nico Jamin (1:26.3304) 2015 Kyle Kaiser (1:54.2235) Patricio O'Ward (2:04.7677) Nikita Lastochkin (2:09.5454) 2016 Garett Grist (1:14.7396) Victor Franzoni (1:22.6179) Neil Verhagen (1:24.8661) 2017 Nico Jamin (1:25.7173) Oliver Askew (1:29.8142) Darren Keane (1:25.1424) 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) Jack Jeffers (1:29.2054)2024 Myles Rowe (1:15.1848) Max Garcia (1:21.8215) Liam McNeilly (1:26.1548) João Vergara (1:29.6305)
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 2012USF2000 Joe Ruch Afterburner Autosport Yukio Duzanowski Belardi Auto Racing Nick Neri Michael Adams JAY Motorsports Kevin Aabol JDC MotorSports Antti Buri Tristan Viidas Pabst Racing ServicesStar Mazda Jose Carlos Sandoval JDC MotorSports Renan GuerraJuncos Racing Andre Solano Team GDT Luca Orlandi Team Pelfrey Chris Yano Indy Lights Nick McBride Sam Schmidt Motorsports2014USF2000 Jordan Bernloehr Afterburner Autosport Christian Ross Indy Lights Parker Kligerman Schmidt Peterson Motorsports2015USF2000 Chase Owen Afterburner Autosport Cameron Hill JDC MotorSports Chase Pelletier Team Pelfrey Max Mallinen SWAN Motorsports Pro Mazda Henrique Baptista Team Pelfrey2016USF2000 Leandro Wolther ArmsUp Motorsports Ryan Norberg JDC MotorSports Hugo de Sadeleer Pabst Racing Neil Verhagen Indy Lights Richard Gonda Andretti Autosport 2017USF2000 Zoey Edenholm BN Racing Elliott Finlayson Justin Gordon Exclusive Autosport Jaden Conwright Team BENIK Pro Mazda Leonard Hoogenboom BN Racing2018USF2000 Tyler O'ConnorCape Motorsports Ryan BjerkeDEForce Racing Logan CussonPabst Racing2019USF2000 TJ ThompsonHMD Motorsports Jonathan KotykLegacy Autosport Rick BouthoornPabst Racing Harry VoigtTeam E Jay RacingIP2000 Raoul HymanExclusive AutosportIndy Lights Egor OrudzhevAndretti Autosport2021USF2000 TJ ThompsonJay Howard Driver DevelopmentIP2000 Arias DeukmedjianDeuk Spine Racing Nicholas RiversJay Howard Driver Development Blake UptonTurn 3 Motorsport2022USF2000 Jason PribylTurn 3 Motorsport Matthew ReesVRD RacingUSFP2000 Callum VoisinJay Howard Driver Development Raoul HymanTJ Speed Motorsports2023USF2000 Michael BoyiadzisJay Howard Driver Development Jason PribylPabst Racing Connor RobertsTeam Roberts2024USF2000 Cooper ShipmanVRD Racing Mayer Deonarine2025USF2000 Max RadeckDEForce Racing Chase SuppleeEnve Motorsport Kekai HauanioJay Howard Driver Development Ethan BooherVRD Racing Jensen Burnett Ty FisherZanella RacingUSFP2000 Joao BalesteiroJay Howard Driver Development Ivan DominguesPabst Racing Bruno RibeiroTJ Speed MotorsportsIndy NXT Victor MartinsHMD Motorsports
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