1922 Indianapolis 500

The 10th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1922.

10th Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis 500
Sanctioning body	AAA
Date	May 30, 1922
Winner	Jimmy Murphy
Winning Entrant	Jimmy Murphy
Average speed	94.484 mph (152.057 km/h)
Pole position	Jimmy Murphy
Pole speed	100.500 mph (161.739 km/h)
Most laps led	Jimmy Murphy (153)
Pre-race
Pace car	National Sextet
Pace car driver	Barney Oldfield
Starter	Eddie Rickenbacker[1]
Honorary referee	Richard Kennerdell[1]
Estimated attendance	135,000[2]
Chronology
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Jimmy Murphy is the first driver to win the race from the pole position. He was accompanied by riding mechanic Ernie Olson.

Time trials

Four-lap (10 mile) qualifying runs were utilized.

Results

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	35	Jimmy Murphy	100.500	1	200	153	Running
2	2	12	Harry Hartz  R	99.970	2	200	42	Running
3	23	15	Eddie Hearne	95.600	13	200	0	Running
4	3	17	Ralph DePalma  W	99.550	3	200	0	Running
5	14	31	Ora Haibe	92.900	18	200	0	Running
6	7	24	Jerry Wonderlich  R	97.760	7	200	0	Running
7	13	21	I. P. Fetterman  R	93.280	17	200	0	Running
8	9	1	Ira Vail	96.750	10	200	0	Running
9	12	26	Tom Alley	94.050	16	200	0	Running
10	17	10	Joe Thomas	88.800	21	200	0	Running
11	16	3	Cannonball Baker  R	89.600	20	200	0	Running
12	11	34	Cliff Durant	95.850	12	200	0	Running
13	19	22	Douglas Hawkes  R	81.900	26	200	0	Running
14	21	18	Jack Curtner  R	—	—	160	0	Flagged
15	18	25	Wilbur D'Alene	87.800	22	160	0	Flagged
16	8	9	Frank Elliott  R	97.750	8	195	0	Rear axle
17	15	27	L. L. Corum  R	89.650	19	169	0	Engine trouble
18	27	19	C. Glenn Howard  R	83.90	27	165	0	Engine trouble
19	5	5	Ralph Mulford	99.200	5	161	0	Rod
20	10	7	Peter DePaolo  R	96.200	11	110	3	Crash T3
21	25	6	Art Klein	87.150	23	105	0	Rod
22	4	4	Leon Duray  R	99.250	4	94	2	Axle
23	6	2	Roscoe Sarles	98.000	6	88	0	Rod
24	24	8	Tommy Milton  W	94.400	15	44	0	Gas tank
25	22	14	Jules Goux  W	96.950	9	25	0	Axle
26	20	23	Jules Ellingboe	95.500	14	25	0	Crash T4
27	26	16	Howdy Wilcox  W	86.100	24	7	0	Valve spring
[3]

Race details

• For 1922, riding mechanics were required.[4]
• First alternate: none[5]

References

1. Fox, Jack C. (1994). The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994 (4th ed.). Carl Hungness Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 0-915088-05-3.
2. Patton, W. Blaine (May 31, 1922). "Wins Motor Classic At Average Speed Of 94.48 Miles An Hour". The Indianapolis Star. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Indianapolis 500 1922". Ultimate Racing History. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
4. Blazier, John E.; Rollings, Tom (1994). Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics.
5. The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004

1921 Indianapolis 500 Tommy Milton	1922 Indianapolis 500 Jimmy Murphy	1923 Indianapolis 500 Tommy Milton
Preceded by 89.840 mph (1915 Indianapolis 500)	Record for the fastest average speed 94.484 mph	Succeeded by 98.234 mph (1924 Indianapolis 500)