May 2003

King of the Boards

By Gary D. Doyle

While he is usually overlooked or virtually unknown to the average motorsport enthusiast, Jimmy Murphy has to rank as one of the greatest American racing drivers of all time. Not only was he the winningest board track racer of the roaring ’20s, but Murphy also has the rare distinction of having won both the 1922 Indianapolis 500 and the 1921 French Grand Prix as well.