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 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.Griffis collapsed and died after a basketball game. He was survived by his wife Mari and daughters. Griffis was buried in Akron, Indiana.
Fastest times
Year | Indy Lights | Indy Pro 2000 | USF2000 |
2011 | Peter Dempsey | Jack Hawksworth | Scott Hargrove |
2012 | Zach Veach | Spencer Pigot | Matthew Di Leo |
2013 | Alexandre Baron | Alfonso Celis Jr. | Aaron Telitz |
2014 | Spencer Pigot | Patricio O'Ward | Nico Jamin |
2015 | Kyle Kaiser | Patricio O'Ward | Nikita Lastochkin |
2016 | Garett Grist | Victor Franzoni | Neil Verhagen |
2017 | Nico Jamin | Oliver Askew | Darren Keane |
2018 | Ryan Norman | Darren Keane | Hunter McElrea |
2019 | Rinus VeeKay | Hunter McElrea | Christian Rasmussen |
Track
Drivers who tested but not raced
The below table contains drivers who tested during the Chris Griffis Memorial Test in Indy Lights, Pro Mazda or USF2000 but not competed in any of the classes.Year | Series | Driver | Team | Note |
2012 | USF2000 | Antti Buri | JDC MotorSports | |
2012 | USF2000 | Nick Neri | Belardi Auto Racing | |
2012 | USF2000 | Tristan Viidas | Pabst Racing Services | |
2012 | USF2000 | Michael Adams | JAY Motorsports | |
2012 | USF2000 | Joe Ruch | Afterburner Autosport | |
2012 | USF2000 | Yukio Duzanowski | Belardi Auto Racing | |
2012 | USF2000 | Kevin Aabol | JDC MotorSports | |
2012 | Star Mazda | Renan Guerra | Juncos Racing | |
2012 | Star Mazda | Luca Orlandi | Team Pelfrey | |
2012 | Star Mazda | Jose Carlos Sandoval | JDC MotorSports | |
2012 | Star Mazda | Chris Yano | Team Pelfrey | |
2012 | Star Mazda | Andre Solano | Team GDT | |
2012 | Indy Lights | Nick McBride | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | - |
2014 | Indy Lights | Parker Kligerman | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | |
2014 | USF2000 | Christian Ross | Afterburner Autosport | |
2014 | USF2000 | Jordan Bernloehr | Afterburner Autosport | |
2015 | Pro Mazda | Henrique Baptista | Team Pelfrey | |
2015 | USF2000 | Max Mallinen | SWAN Motorsports | |
2015 | USF2000 | Chase Pelletier | Team Pelfrey | |
2015 | USF2000 | Chase Owen | Afterburner Autosport | |
2015 | USF2000 | Cameron Hill | JDC MotorSports | |
2016 | USF2000 | Hugo de Sadeleer | Pabst Racing | |
2016 | USF2000 | Ryan Norberg | JDC MotorSports | |
2016 | USF2000 | Leandro Wolther | ArmsUp Motorsports | |
2016 | USF2000 | Neil Verhagen | Pabst Racing | Fastest time in the 2016 USF2000 test, before moving to Europe with support from the Red Bull Junior Team. |
2016 | Indy Lights | Richard Gonda | Andretti Autosport | |
2017 | USF2000 | Elliott Finlayson | BN Racing | |
2017 | USF2000 | Myles Rowe | John Cummiskey Racing | |
2017 | USF2000 | Justin Gordon | Exclusive Autosport | |
2017 | USF2000 | Jaden Conwright | Team BENIK | |
2017 | USF2000 | Zoey Edenholm | BN Racing | |
2017 | Pro Mazda | Leonard Hoogenboom | BN Racing | |
2018 | USF2000 | Tyler O'Connor | Cape Motorsports | |
2018 | USF2000 | Ryan Bjerke | DEForce Racing | |
2018 | USF2000 | Francisco Porto | DEForce Racing | |
2018 | USF2000 | Logan Cusson | Pabst Racing |