Sunday, February 28, 2016

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. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922_Indianapolis_500

Starting Lineup:

Row 1 Jimmy Murphy Harry Hartz Ralph DePalma
Row 2 Leon Duray Ralph Mulford Roscoe Sarles
Row 3 Jerry Wonderlich Frank Elliott Ira Vail
Row 4 Pete DePaolo Cliff Durant Tom Alley
Row 5 I.P. Fetterman Ora Haibe L.L. Corum
Row 6 E. G "Cannonball" Baker Joe Thomas Wilbur D'Alene
Row 7 Douglas Hawkes Jules Ellingboe C. Glenn Howard
Row 8 Jules Goux Eddie Hearne Tommy Milton
Row 9 Art Klein Howdy Wilcox Jack Curtner





Other drivers on entry list:



Charles Shambaugh



Dave Koetzla



Dave Lewis



Frank Davidson



Homer Ormsby



Phil Shafer



Rudolph Wehr



Tom Mulligan



Wade Morton



Wallace Reid



William Gardner








Race Results:



Finish Driver Laps Status Prize Money
1 Jimmy Murphy 200 94.484 $28,075
2 Harry Hartz 200 93.534 $10,000
3 Eddie Hearne 200 93.042 $5,000
4 Ralph DePalma 200 90.613 $3,500
5 Ora Haibe 200 90.573 $3,000
6 Jerry Wonderlich 200 88.789 $2,200
7 I.P. Fetterman 200 87.996 $1,800
8 Ira Vail 200 86.128 $1,600
9 Tom Alley 200 84.295 $1,500
10 Joe Thomas 200 82.553 $1,400
11 E. G "Cannonball" Baker 200 79.25 $0
12 Cliff Durant 200 77.75 $0
13 Douglas Hawkes 200 74.95 $0
14 Jack Curtner 165 Running $0
15 Wilbur D'Alene 160 Running $0
16 Frank Elliott 195 Rear axle $0
17 L.L. Corum 169 Mechanical $0
18 C. Glenn Howard 163 Mechanical $0
19 Ralph Mulford 161 Rod $0
20 Pete DePaolo 110 Accident $0
21 Art Klein 105 Rod $0
22 Leon Duray 94 Axle $0
23 Roscoe Sarles 88 Rod $0
24 Tommy Milton 44 Fuel tank $0
25 Jules Goux 25 Axle $0
26 Jules Ellingboe 25 Accident $0
27 Howdy Wilcox 7 Valve spring $0





Lap Leaders:



1 74 Jimmy Murphy


75-76 Leon Duray


77-83 Harry Hartz


84-86 Pete DePaolo


87-121 Harry Hartz


122-200 Jimmy Murphy


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