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

The 1922 winning car
Finish | Start | No | Name | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
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1 | 1 | 35 | ![]() |
Jimmy Murphy | Duesenberg | Miller | 100.500 | 1 | 200 | 153 | Running |
2 | 2 | 12 | ![]() |
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 99.970 | 2 | 200 | 42 | Running |
3 | 23 | 15 | ![]() |
Jules Goux | Ballot | Ballot | 95.600 | 13 | 200 | 0 | Running |
4 | 3 | 17 | ![]() |
Ralph DePalma | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 99.550 | 3 | 200 | 0 | Running |
5 | 14 | 31 | ![]() |
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 92.900 | 18 | 200 | 0 | Running |
6 | 7 | 24 | ![]() |
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 97.760 | 7 | 200 | 0 | Running |
7 | 13 | 21 | ![]() |
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 93.280 | 17 | 200 | 0 | Running |
8 | 9 | 1 | ![]() |
Disteel Flyers, Inc. | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 96.750 | 10 | 200 | 0 | Running |
9 | 12 | 26 | ![]() |
William Small Company | Frontenac | Frontenac | 94.050 | 16 | 200 | 0 | Running |
10 | 17 | 10 | ![]() |
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 88.800 | 21 | 200 | 0 | Running |
11 | 16 | 3 | ![]() |
Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 89.600 | 20 | 200 | 0 | Running |
12 | 11 | 34 | ![]() |
R. Cliff Durant | Miller | Miller | 95.850 | 12 | 200 | 0 | Running |
13 | 19 | 22 | ![]() |
Bentley | Bentley | Bentley | 81.900 | 26 | 200 | 0 | Running |
14 | 21 | 18 | ![]() |
Jack Curtner | Ford T | Fronty-Ford | — | — | 160 | 0 | Flagged |
15 | 18 | 25 | ![]() |
William Small Company | Frontenac | Frontenac | 87.800 | 22 | 160 | 0 | Flagged |
16 | 8 | 9 | ![]() |
Ira Vail | Miller | Miller | 97.750 | 8 | 195 | 0 | Rear axle |
17 | 15 | 27 | ![]() |
William Small Company | Frontenac | Frontenac | 89.650 | 19 | 169 | 0 | Engine trouble |
18 | 27 | 19 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Brothers Mfg. Co. | Ford T | Fronty-Ford | 83.90 | 27 | 165 | 0 | Engine trouble |
19 | 5 | 5 | ![]() |
Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 99.200 | 5 | 161 | 0 | Rod |
20 | 10 | 7 | ![]() |
Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 96.200 | 11 | 110 | 3 | Crash T3 |
21 | 25 | 6 | ![]() |
Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 87.150 | 23 | 105 | 0 | Rod |
22 | 4 | 4 | ![]() |
Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 99.250 | 4 | 94 | 2 | Axle |
23 | 6 | 2 | ![]() |
Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 98.000 | 6 | 88 | 0 | Rod |
24 | 24 | 8 | ![]() |
Tommy Milton | Milton | Miller | 94.400 | 15 | 44 | 0 | Gas tank |
25 | 22 | 14 | ![]() |
Jules Goux | Ballot | Ballot | 96.950 | 9 | 25 | 0 | Axle |
26 | 20 | 23 | ![]() |
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 95.500 | 14 | 25 | 0 | Crash T4 |
27 | 26 | 16 | ![]() |
Howdy Wilcox | Peugeot | Peugeot | 86.100 | 24 | 7 | 0 | Valve spring |
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Race details
- For 1922, riding mechanics were required.[5]
- First alternate: none[6]
References
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Popely, Rick; Riggs, L. Spencer (1998). The Indianapolis 500 Chronicle. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International, Ltd. ISBN 0-7853-2798-3.
- ↑ 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
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