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 bodyAAA
DateMay 30, 1922
WinnerJimmy Murphy
Winning EntrantJimmy Murphy
Average speed94.484 mph (152.057 km/h)
Pole positionJimmy Murphy
Pole speed100.500 mph (161.739 km/h)
Most laps ledJimmy Murphy (153)
Pre-race
Pace carNational Sextet
Pace car driverBarney Oldfield
StarterEddie Rickenbacker[1]
Honorary refereeRichard Kennerdell[1]
Estimated attendance135,000[2]
Chronology
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1921 1923

Jimmy Murphy is the first driver to win the race from the pole position. He was accompanied by riding mechanic Ernie Olson.

Time trials

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

Starting grid

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Row Inside Middle Outside
1 35   Jimmy Murphy 12   Harry Hartz  R  17   Ralph DePalma  W 
2 4   Leon Duray  R  5   Ralph Mulford 2   Roscoe Sarles
3 24   Jerry Wunderlich  R  9   Frank Elliott  R  1   Ira Vail
4 7   Pete DePaolo  R  34   Cliff Durant 26   Tom Alley
5 21   I. P. Fetterman  R  31   Ora Haibe 27   L. L. Corum  R 
6 3   Erwin Baker  R  10   Joe Thomas 25   Wilbur D'Alene
7 22   Douglas Hawkes  R  23   Jules Ellingboe 19   C. Glenn Howard  R 
8 14   Jules Goux  W  15   Eddie Hearne 8   Tommy Milton  W 
9 6   Art Klein 16   Howdy Wilcox  W  18   Jack Curtner  R 
R Indianapolis 500 rookie
W Indianapolis 500 winner

Box score

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Finish Start No Name Entrant Chassis Engine Qual Rank Laps Status
1 1 35   Jimmy Murphy Jimmy Murphy Duesenberg Miller 100.500 1 200 Running
2 2 12   Harry Hartz  R  Duesenberg Brothers Duesenberg Duesenberg 99.970 2 200 Running
3 23 15   Eddie Hearne Jules Goux Ballot Ballot 95.600 13 200 Running
4 3 17   Ralph DePalma  W  Ralph DePalma Duesenberg Duesenberg 99.550 3 200 Running
5 14 31   Ora Haibe
(Jules Ellingboe Laps 178–200)
Duesenberg Brothers Duesenberg Duesenberg 92.900 18 200 Running
6 7 24   Jerry Wunderlich  R 
(Jules Ellingboe Laps 101–165)
Duesenberg Brothers Duesenberg Duesenberg 97.760 7 200 Running
7 13 21   I. P. Fetterman  R 
(Phil Shafer Laps 107–175)
Duesenberg Brothers Duesenberg Duesenberg 93.280 17 200 Running
8 9 1   Ira Vail
(Dave Koetzla Laps 104–200)
Disteel Flyers, Inc. Duesenberg Duesenberg 96.750 10 200 Running
9 12 26   Tom Alley William Small Company Frontenac Frontenac 94.050 16 200 Running
10 17 10   Joe Thomas
(Wade Morton Laps 17–112)
(Pete DePaolo Laps 113–200)
Duesenberg Brothers Duesenberg Duesenberg 88.800 21 200 Running
11 16 3   Erwin Baker  R  Louis Chevrolet Frontenac Frontenac 89.600 20 200 Running
12 11 34   Cliff Durant
(Dave Lewis)
R. Cliff Durant Miller Miller 95.850 12 200 Running
13 19 22   Douglas Hawkes  R  Bentley Bentley Bentley 81.900 26 200 Running
14 21 18   Jack Curtner  R 
(Homer Ormsby)
Jack Curtner Ford T Fronty-Ford 160 Flagged
15 18 25   Wilbur D'Alene William Small Company Frontenac Frontenac 87.800 22 160 Flagged
16 8 9   Frank Elliott  R 
(Art Klein)
(Roscoe Sarles)
Ira Vail Miller Miller 97.750 8 195 Rear axle
17 15 27   L. L. Corum  R  William Small Company Frontenac Frontenac 89.650 19 169 Engine trouble
18 27 19   C. Glenn Howard  R  Chevrolet Brothers Mfg. Co. Ford T Fronty-Ford 83.90 27 165 Engine trouble
19 5 5   Ralph Mulford Louis Chevrolet Frontenac Frontenac 99.200 5 161 Rod
20 10 7   Peter DePaolo  R  Louis Chevrolet Frontenac Frontenac 96.200 11 110 Crash T3
21 25 6   Art Klein Louis Chevrolet Frontenac Frontenac 87.150 23 105 Rod
22 4 4   Leon Duray  R  Louis Chevrolet Frontenac Frontenac 99.250 4 94 Axle
23 6 2   Roscoe Sarles Louis Chevrolet Frontenac Frontenac 98.000 6 88 Rod
24 24 8   Tommy Milton  W  Tommy Milton Milton Miller 94.400 15 44 Gas tank
25 22 14   Jules Goux  W  Jules Goux Ballot Ballot 96.950 9 25 Axle
26 20 23   Jules Ellingboe Duesenberg Brothers Duesenberg Duesenberg 95.500 14 25 Crash T4
27 26 16   Howdy Wilcox  W  Howdy Wilcox Peugeot Peugeot 86.100 24 7 Valve spring
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Note: Relief drivers in parentheses[5]

 W  Former Indianapolis 500 winner

 R  Indianapolis 500 Rookie

Statistics

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Race details

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1922 winning car

References

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  1. ^ a b 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 5 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  4. ^ Popely, Rick; Riggs, L. Spencer (1998). The Indianapolis 500 Chronicle. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International, Ltd. ISBN 0-7853-2798-3.
  5. ^ "International 500 Mile Sweepstakes – May 30, 1922". ChampCarStats.com.
  6. ^ Blazier, John E.; Rollings, Tom (1994). Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics.
  7. ^ 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