The 10th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1922.
1922 Indianapolis 500
1922 winning car
Jimmy Murphy (racing driver)
James Anthony Murphy was an American racing driver who won the 1921 French Grand Prix, the 1922 Indianapolis 500, and the American Racing Championship in 1922 and 1924.
Murphy, right, with his riding mechanic Ernie Olson in 1920
Murphy, who began his racing career as a riding mechanic, is shown here with his own mechanic at Tacoma Speedway in 1922
1922 Indianapolis 500 and 1921 French Grand Prix winning car