The 10th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1922.
 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| |||||
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
edit| Row | Inside | Middle | Outside | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| 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
|
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 | |
| [3][4] | |||||||||||
Note: Relief drivers in parentheses[5]
W Former Indianapolis 500 winner
R Indianapolis 500 Rookie
Statistics
edit
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
