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
editFour-lap (10 mile) qualifying runs were utilized.
Starting grid
editRow | 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
editFinish | Start | No | Name | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Qual | Rank | Laps | Status | |
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1 | 1 | 35 | Jimmy Murphy | Jimmy Murphy | Duesenberg | Miller | 100.500 | 1 | 200 | Running | |
2 | 2 | 12 | Harry Hartz R | Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 99.970 | 2 | 200 | Running | |
3 | 23 | 15 | Eddie Hearne | Jules Goux | Ballot | Ballot | 95.600 | 13 | 200 | Running | |
4 | 3 | 17 | Ralph DePalma W | Ralph DePalma | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 99.550 | 3 | 200 | Running | |
5 | 14 | 31 | Ora Haibe (Jules Ellingboe Laps 178–200) |
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 92.900 | 18 | 200 | Running | |
6 | 7 | 24 | Jerry Wunderlich R (Jules Ellingboe Laps 101–165) |
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 97.760 | 7 | 200 | Running | |
7 | 13 | 21 | I. P. Fetterman R (Phil Shafer Laps 107–175) |
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 93.280 | 17 | 200 | Running | |
8 | 9 | 1 | Ira Vail (Dave Koetzla Laps 104–200) |
Disteel Flyers, Inc. | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 96.750 | 10 | 200 | Running | |
9 | 12 | 26 | Tom Alley | William Small Company | Frontenac | Frontenac | 94.050 | 16 | 200 | Running | |
10 | 17 | 10 | Joe Thomas (Wade Morton Laps 17–112) (Pete DePaolo Laps 113–200) |
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 88.800 | 21 | 200 | Running | |
11 | 16 | 3 | Erwin Baker R | Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 89.600 | 20 | 200 | Running | |
12 | 11 | 34 | Cliff Durant (Dave Lewis) |
R. Cliff Durant | Miller | Miller | 95.850 | 12 | 200 | Running | |
13 | 19 | 22 | Douglas Hawkes R | Bentley | Bentley | Bentley | 81.900 | 26 | 200 | Running | |
14 | 21 | 18 | Jack Curtner R (Homer Ormsby) |
Jack Curtner | Ford T | Fronty-Ford | — | — | 160 | Flagged | |
15 | 18 | 25 | Wilbur D'Alene | William Small Company | Frontenac | Frontenac | 87.800 | 22 | 160 | Flagged | |
16 | 8 | 9 | Frank Elliott R (Art Klein) (Roscoe Sarles) |
Ira Vail | Miller | Miller | 97.750 | 8 | 195 | Rear axle | |
17 | 15 | 27 | L. L. Corum R | William Small Company | Frontenac | Frontenac | 89.650 | 19 | 169 | Engine trouble | |
18 | 27 | 19 | C. Glenn Howard R | Chevrolet Brothers Mfg. Co. | Ford T | Fronty-Ford | 83.90 | 27 | 165 | Engine trouble | |
19 | 5 | 5 | Ralph Mulford | Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 99.200 | 5 | 161 | Rod | |
20 | 10 | 7 | Peter DePaolo R | Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 96.200 | 11 | 110 | Crash T3 | |
21 | 25 | 6 | Art Klein | Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 87.150 | 23 | 105 | Rod | |
22 | 4 | 4 | Leon Duray R | Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 99.250 | 4 | 94 | Axle | |
23 | 6 | 2 | Roscoe Sarles | Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 98.000 | 6 | 88 | Rod | |
24 | 24 | 8 | Tommy Milton W | Tommy Milton | Milton | Miller | 94.400 | 15 | 44 | Gas tank | |
25 | 22 | 14 | Jules Goux W | Jules Goux | Ballot | Ballot | 96.950 | 9 | 25 | Axle | |
26 | 20 | 23 | Jules Ellingboe | Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 95.500 | 14 | 25 | Crash T4 | |
27 | 26 | 16 | Howdy Wilcox W | Howdy Wilcox | Peugeot | 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
edit- For 1922, riding mechanics were required.[6]
- First alternate: none[7]
References
edit- ^ 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 5 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ Popely, Rick; Riggs, L. Spencer (1998). The Indianapolis 500 Chronicle. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International, Ltd. ISBN 0-7853-2798-3.
- ^ "International 500 Mile Sweepstakes – May 30, 1922". ChampCarStats.com.
- ^ 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