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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

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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

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Year Indy Lights Indy 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)

Track

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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

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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
  Nicholas Rivers Jay Howard Driver Development
  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

References

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  1. ^ "Sam Schmidt Motorsports Indy Lights Team Manager Chris Griffis Dies". Motor Authority. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Christopher A. Griffis". IndyStar. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Drivers at test looking to impress". IndyCar. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. ^ "2011 Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear Official Series Test". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Mazda Road to Indy Open Test - Indy Lights" (PDF). IndyCar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "2012 Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear Official Series Test Session". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  7. ^ "2012 IMS MRTI Test USF2000 Thursday Final Practice" (PDF). USF2000. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Frenchman Alex Baron Leads the Way for Belardi in Testing". Indy Lights. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Mexican Teenager Alfonso Celis Tops Test Times for Juncos Racing". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  10. ^ "USF2000: Rookie Telitz Tops USF2000 Times for Afterburner Autosport". More Front Wing. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  11. ^ a b "9/14/2014 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT PRACTICE 3". Indy Lights. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  12. ^ "9/14/2014 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT PRACTICE 3". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  13. ^ a b c "9/14/2014 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT PRACTICE 3". USF2000. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  14. ^ "11/21/2015 CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS TEST SESSION 3". Indy Lights. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  15. ^ a b "11/22/2015 CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS TEST SESSION 4". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  16. ^ a b c d e "11/22/2015 CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS TEST SESSION 5". USF2000. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  17. ^ a b "10/9/2016 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT TEST SESSION 8". Indy Lights. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  18. ^ "10/9/2016 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT TEST SESSION 5". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  19. ^ a b c d e "10/9/2016 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT TEST SESSION 5". USF2000. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  20. ^ "10/21/2017 INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT TEST SESSION 2". Indy Lights. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. 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. ^ a b c d e f g "USF2000 Graduates Shine in Star Mazda and Firestone Indy Lights". USF2000. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  24. ^ "Indy Lights entrants" (PDF). IndyCar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
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