The 1922 Indianapolis 500 was the 10th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Tuesday, 30 May 1922. Jimmy Murphy started on pole position and was the race winner.
1922 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | Jimmy Murphy | Duesenberg | Miller | Firestone | 1 | 200 | 5:17:30.79 | 153 | Running | 94.484 | $28,075 |
| 2 | 12 | Harry Hartz | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 2 | 200 | +3:13.60 | 42 | Running | 93.534 | $10,000 | |
| 3 | 15 | Eddie Hearne | Ballot | Ballot | 23 | 200 | 0 | Running | 93.042 | $5,000 | ||
| 4 | 17 | Ralph DePalma | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 3 | 200 | 0 | Running | 90.613 | $3,500 | ||
| 5 | 31 | Ora Haibe | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 14 | 200 | 0 | Running | 90.573 | $3,000 | ||
| 6 | 24 | Jerry Wonderlich | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 7 | 200 | 0 | Running | 88.789 | $2,200 | ||
| 7 | 21 | I.P. Fetterman | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 13 | 200 | 0 | Running | 87.996 | $1,800 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Ira Vail | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 9 | 200 | 0 | Running | 86.128 | $1,600 | ||
| 9 | 26 | Tom Alley | Frontenac | Frontenac | 12 | 200 | 0 | Running | 84.295 | $1,500 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Joe Thomas | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 17 | 200 | 0 | Running | 82.553 | $1,400 | ||
| 11 | 3 | E. G "Cannonball" Baker | Frontenac | Frontenac | 16 | 200 | 0 | Running | 79.25 | |||
| 12 | 34 | Cliff Durant | Miller | Miller | 11 | 200 | 0 | Running | 77.75 | |||
| 13 | 22 | Douglas Hawkes | Bentley | Bentley | 19 | 200 | 0 | Running | 74.95 | |||
| 14 | 18 | Jack Curtner | Ford T | Fronty-Ford | 27 | 165 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 15 | 25 | Wilbur D'Alene | Frontenac | Frontenac | 18 | 160 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 16 | 9 | Frank Elliott | Miller | Miller | 8 | 195 | 0 | Rear axle | ||||
| 17 | 27 | L.L. Corum | Frontenac | Frontenac | 15 | 169 | 0 | Mechanical | ||||
| 18 | 19 | C. Glenn Howard | Ford T | Fronty-Ford | 21 | 163 | 0 | Mechanical | ||||
| 19 | 5 | Ralph Mulford | Frontenac | Frontenac | 5 | 161 | 0 | Rod | ||||
| 20 | 7 | Pete DePaolo | Frontenac | Frontenac | 10 | 110 | 3 | Accident | ||||
| 21 | 6 | Art Klein | Frontenac | Frontenac | 25 | 105 | 0 | Rod | ||||
| 22 | 4 | Leon Duray | Frontenac | Frontenac | 4 | 94 | 2 | Axle | ||||
| 23 | 2 | Roscoe Sarles | Frontenac | Frontenac | 6 | 88 | 0 | Rod | ||||
| 24 | 8 | Tommy Milton | Milton | Miller | 24 | 44 | 0 | Fuel tank | ||||
| 25 | 14 | Jules Goux | Ballot | Ballot | 22 | 25 | 0 | Axle | ||||
| 26 | 23 | Jules Ellingboe | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 20 | 25 | 0 | Accident | ||||
| 27 | 16 | Howdy Wilcox | Peugeot | Peugeot | 26 | 7 | 0 | Valve spring |