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1922 Indianapolis 500

Tenth running of the Indianapolis 500

Field	Value
race_name	10th Indianapolis 500
race_logo	1922 Indianapolis 500 program cover.jpg
sanction	AAA
date	May 30, 1922
winner	Jimmy Murphy
team	Jimmy Murphy
mph	94.484 mi/h
pole	Jimmy Murphy
pole_speed	100.500 mi/h
leader	Jimmy Murphy (153)
pace_car	National Sextet
pace_driver	Barney Oldfield
starter	Eddie Rickenbacker
honorary	Richard Kennerdell
attendance	135,000
previous	[1921](1921-indianapolis-500)
next	[1923](1923-indianapolis-500)

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.

Starting grid

Row	Inside	Middle	Outside	1	2
35	USA Jimmy Murphy	12	USA Harry Hartz	17	USA Ralph DePalma
4	USA Leon Duray	5	USA Ralph Mulford	2	USA Roscoe Sarles
24	USA Jerry Wunderlich	9	USA Frank Elliott	1	USA Ira Vail
7	USA Pete DePaolo	34	USA Cliff Durant	26	USA Tom Alley
21	USA I. P. Fetterman	31	USA Ora Haibe	27	USA L. L. Corum
3	USA Erwin Baker	10	USA Joe Thomas	25	USA Wilbur D'Alene
22	GBR Douglas Hawkes	23	USA Jules Ellingboe	19	USA C. Glenn Howard
14	FRA Jules Goux	15	USA Eddie Hearne	8	USA Tommy Milton
6	USA Art Klein	16	USA Howdy Wilcox	18	USA Jack Curtner

Box score

Finish	Start	No	Name	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Qual	Rank	Laps
1	35	USA Jimmy Murphy	Jimmy Murphy	Duesenberg	Miller	100.500	1	200	Running
2	12	USA Harry Hartz ****	Duesenberg Brothers	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	99.970	2	200	Running
23	15	USA Eddie Hearne	Jules Goux	Ballot	Ballot	95.600	13	200	Running
3	17	USA Ralph DePalma ****	Ralph DePalma	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	99.550	3	200	Running
14	31	USA Ora Haibe
(Jules Ellingboe Laps 178–200)	Duesenberg Brothers	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	92.900	18	200	Running
7	24	USA Jerry Wunderlich ****
(Jules Ellingboe Laps 101–165)	Duesenberg Brothers	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	97.760	7	200	Running
13	21	USA I. P. Fetterman ****
(Phil Shafer Laps 107–175)	Duesenberg Brothers	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	93.280	17	200	Running
9	1	USA Ira Vail
(Dave Koetzla Laps 104–200)	Disteel Flyers, Inc.	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	96.750	10	200	Running
12	26	USA Tom Alley	William Small Company	Frontenac	Frontenac	94.050	16	200	Running
17	10	USA Joe Thomas
(Wade Morton Laps 17–112)
(Pete DePaolo Laps 113–200)	Duesenberg Brothers	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	88.800	21	200	Running
16	3	USA Erwin Baker ****	Louis Chevrolet	Frontenac	Frontenac	89.600	20	200	Running
11	34	USA Cliff Durant
(Dave Lewis)	R. Cliff Durant	Miller	Miller	95.850	12	200	Running
19	22	GBR Douglas Hawkes ****	Bentley	Bentley	Bentley	81.900	26	200	Running
21	18	USA Jack Curtner ****
(Homer Ormsby)	Jack Curtner	Ford T	Fronty-Ford	—	—	160	Flagged
18	25	USA Wilbur D'Alene	William Small Company	Frontenac	Frontenac	87.800	22	160	Flagged
8	9	USA Frank Elliott ****
(Art Klein)
(Roscoe Sarles)	Ira Vail	Miller	Miller	97.750	8	195	Rear axle
15	27	USA L. L. Corum ****	William Small Company	Frontenac	Frontenac	89.650	19	169	Engine trouble
27	19	USA C. Glenn Howard ****	Chevrolet Brothers Mfg. Co.	Ford T	Fronty-Ford	83.90	27	165	Engine trouble
5	5	USA Ralph Mulford	Louis Chevrolet	Frontenac	Frontenac	99.200	5	161	Rod
10	7	USA Peter DePaolo ****	Louis Chevrolet	Frontenac	Frontenac	96.200	11	110	Crash T3
25	6	USA Art Klein	Louis Chevrolet	Frontenac	Frontenac	87.150	23	105	Rod
4	4	USA Leon Duray ****	Louis Chevrolet	Frontenac	Frontenac	99.250	4	94	Axle
6	2	USA Roscoe Sarles	Louis Chevrolet	Frontenac	Frontenac	98.000	6	88	Rod
24	8	USA Tommy Milton ****	Tommy Milton	Milton	Miller	94.400	15	44	Gas tank
22	14	FRA Jules Goux ****	Jules Goux	Ballot	Ballot	96.950	9	25	Axle
20	23	USA Jules Ellingboe	Duesenberg Brothers	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	95.500	14	25	Crash T4
26	16	USA Howdy Wilcox ****	Howdy Wilcox	Peugeot	Peugeot	86.100	24	7	Valve spring

Note: Relief drivers in parentheses

**** Former Indianapolis 500 winner

**** Indianapolis 500 Rookie

Statistics

Lap Leaders	Laps	Leader
1–74	Jimmy Murphy
75–76	Leon Duray
77–83	Harry Hartz
84–86	Pete DePaolo
87–121	Harry Hartz
122–200	Jimmy Murphy

Total laps led	Leader	Laps
Jimmy Murphy	153
Harry Hartz	42
Pete DePaolo	3
Leon Duray	2

Race details

For 1922, riding mechanics were required.{{cite book
First alternate: none

References

(1915 Indianapolis 500) (1924 Indianapolis 500)

References

Fox, Jack C.. (1994). "The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994". Carl Hungness Publishing.
Patton, W. Blaine. (May 31, 1922). "Wins Motor Classic At Average Speed Of 94.48 Miles An Hour". The Indianapolis Star.
"Indianapolis 500 1922". Ultimate Racing History.
(1998). "The Indianapolis 500 Chronicle". Publications International, Ltd..
"International 500 Mile Sweepstakes – May 30, 1922". ChampCarStats.com.
''[[Donald Davidson (historian). The Talk of Gasoline Alley]]'' - [[WIBC (FM). 1070-AM WIBC]], May 14, 2004

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