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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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The10th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at theIndianapolis 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 | |||
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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 |
Note: Relief drivers in parentheses[5]
W Former Indianapolis 500 winner
R Indianapolis 500 Rookie
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| 1921 Indianapolis 500 Tommy Milton | 1922 Indianapolis 500 Jimmy Murphy | 1923 Indianapolis 500 Tommy Milton |
| Preceded by 89.840mph (1915 Indianapolis 500) | Record for the fastest average speed 94.484 mph | Succeeded by 98.234mph (1924 Indianapolis 500) |