1922 Indianapolis 500
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| 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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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
| 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 |
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Race details
- For 1922, riding mechanics were required.[4]
- First alternate: none[5]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
