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

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
- 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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