1922 Indianapolis 500
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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 | ||||
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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.
Four-lap (10 mile) qualifying runs were utilized.
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