1922 Indianapolis 500
The 10th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1922.
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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||
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| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
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Race details
- For 1922, riding mechanics were required.[4]
- First alternate: none[5]
References
- 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.
- 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.
- "Indianapolis 500 1922". Ultimate Racing History. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- Blazier, John E.; Rollings, Tom (1994). Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics.
- 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) |
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