# 1922 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 | Inside | Middle | Middle | Outside | 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 |

## Box score

| 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 |
Note: Relief drivers in parentheses
W Former Indianapolis 500 winner
R 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.
* First alternate: none