1922 Indianapolis 500
Tenth running of the Indianapolis 500
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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 Riding Mechanic | Ernie Olson | ||||
| Winning Entrant | Jimmy Murphy | ||||
| Winning time | 5:17:30.79 | ||||
| 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.
Starting grid
| Row | Inside | Middle | Outside | |||
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| 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
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Entrant | Car | Qual | Rank | Laps | Status | ||
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| 1 | 1 | 35 | Jimmy Murphy |
Jimmy Murphy | DuesenbergâMiller | 100.500 | 1 | 200 | 94.484 mph | ||
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Harry Hartz R |
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | 99.970 | 2 | 200 | +3:13.60 | ||
| 3 | 23 | 15 | Eddie Hearne |
Jules Goux | Ballot | 95.600 | 13 | 200 | +4:55.27 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 17 | Ralph DePalma W |
Ralph DePalma | Duesenberg | 99.550 | 3 | 200 | +13:33.86 | ||
| 5 | 14 | 31 | Ora Haibe (Jules Ellingboe Laps 178â200) |
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | 92.900 | 18 | 200 | +13:42.66 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 24 | Jerry Wunderlich R (Jules Ellingboe Laps 101â165) |
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | 97.760 | 7 | 200 | +20:22.05 | ||
| 7 | 13 | 21 | I. P. Fetterman R (Phil Shafer Laps 107â175) |
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | 93.280 | 17 | 200 | +23:24.75 | ||
| 8 | 9 | 1 | Ira Vail (Dave Koetzla Laps 104â200) |
Disteel Flyers, Inc. | Duesenberg | 96.750 | 10 | 200 | +30:48.37 | ||
| 9 | 12 | 26 | Tom Alley |
William Small Company | Frontenac | 94.050 | 16 | 200 | +38:22.67 | ||
| 10 | 17 | 10 | Joe Thomas (Wade Morton Laps 17â112) (Pete DePaolo Laps 113â200) |
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | 88.800 | 21 | 200 | +45:53.44 | ||
| 11 | 16 | 3 | Erwin Baker R |
Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | 89.600 | 20 | 200 | +1:00:57.61 | ||
| 12 | 11 | 34 | Cliff Durant (Dave Lewis) |
R. Cliff Durant | Miller | 95.850 | 12 | 200 | +1:08:03.13 | ||
| 13 | 19 | 22 | Douglas Hawkes R |
Bentley | Bentley | 81.900 | 26 | 200 | +1:22:54.76 | ||
| 14 | 21 | 18 | Jack Curtner R (Homer Ormsby) |
Jack Curtner | Fronty-Ford T | â | â | 160 | Flagged | ||
| 15 | 18 | 25 | Wilbur D'Alene |
William Small Company | Frontenac | 87.800 | 22 | 160 | Flagged | ||
| 16 | 8 | 9 | Frank Elliott R (Art Klein) (Roscoe Sarles) |
Ira Vail | Miller | 97.750 | 8 | 195 | Rear axle | ||
| 17 | 15 | 27 | L. L. Corum R |
William Small Company | Frontenac | 89.650 | 19 | 169 | Engine trouble | ||
| 18 | 27 | 19 | C. Glenn Howard R |
Chevrolet Brothers Mfg. Co. | Fronty-Ford T | 83.90 | 27 | 165 | Engine trouble | ||
| 19 | 5 | 5 | Ralph Mulford |
Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | 99.200 | 5 | 161 | Rod | ||
| 20 | 10 | 7 | Peter DePaolo R |
Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | 96.200 | 11 | 110 | Crash T3 | ||
| 21 | 25 | 6 | Art Klein |
Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | 87.150 | 23 | 105 | Rod | ||
| 22 | 4 | 4 | Leon Duray R |
Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | 99.250 | 4 | 94 | Axle | ||
| 23 | 6 | 2 | Roscoe Sarles |
Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | 98.000 | 6 | 88 | Rod | ||
| 24 | 24 | 8 | Tommy Milton W |
Tommy Milton | MiltonâMiller | 94.400 | 15 | 44 | Gas tank | ||
| 25 | 22 | 14 | Jules Goux W |
Jules Goux | Ballot | 96.950 | 9 | 25 | Axle | ||
| 26 | 20 | 23 | Jules Ellingboe |
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | 95.500 | 14 | 25 | Crash T4 | ||
| 27 | 26 | 16 | Howdy Wilcox W |
Howdy Wilcox | 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
- For 1922, riding mechanics were required.[6]
- First alternate: none[7]
