1922 Indianapolis 500
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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 | ||||
| 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.[2]
- First alternate: none[3]
References
- ↑ "Indianapolis 500 1922". Ultimate Racing History. Archived from the original on 15 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
| 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 98.234 mph (1924 Indianapolis 500) |
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