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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.
Four-lap (10 mile) qualifying runs were utilized.
| Row | Inside | Middle | Outside | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 |  Jimmy Murphy
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12 | Harry Hartz R
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17 | Ralph DePalma W
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| 2 | 4 | Leon Duray R
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5 | Ralph Mulford
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2 | Roscoe Sarles
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| 3 | 24 | Jerry Wunderlich R
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9 | Frank Elliott R
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1 | Ira Vail
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| 4 | 7 | Pete DePaolo R
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34 | Cliff Durant
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26 | Tom Alley
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| 5 | 21 | I. P. Fetterman R
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31 | Ora Haibe
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27 | L. L. Corum R
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| 6 | 3 | Erwin Baker R
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10 | Joe Thomas
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25 | Wilbur D'Alene
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| 7 | 22 |  Douglas Hawkes R
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23 | Jules Ellingboe
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19 | C. Glenn Howard R
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| 8 | 14 |  Jules Goux W
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15 | Eddie Hearne
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8 | Tommy Milton W
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| 9 | 6 | Art Klein
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16 | Howdy Wilcox W
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18 | Jack Curtner R
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| Finish | Start | No | Name | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Qual | Rank | Laps | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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Chevrolet Brothers Mfg. Co. | Ford T | Fronty-Ford | 83.90 | 27 | 165 | Engine trouble | |
| 19 | 5 | 5 | Ralph Mulford
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Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 99.200 | 5 | 161 | Rod | |
| 20 | 10 | 7 | Peter DePaolo R
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Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 96.200 | 11 | 110 | Crash T3 | |
| 21 | 25 | 6 | Art Klein
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Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 87.150 | 23 | 105 | Rod | |
| 22 | 4 | 4 | Leon Duray R
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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
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Tommy Milton | Milton | Miller | 94.400 | 15 | 44 | Gas tank | |
| 25 | 22 | 14 | Jules Goux W
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Jules Goux | Ballot | Ballot | 96.950 | 9 | 25 | Axle | |
| 26 | 20 | 23 | Jules Ellingboe
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Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 95.500 | 14 | 25 | Crash T4 | |
| 27 | 26 | 16 | Howdy Wilcox W
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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
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