Newgarden on the pole for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama

Published On: 04.21.18 |

By: Alabama News Center Staff

Newgarden on the pole for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama

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Josef Newgarden holds the pole position for the 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. (Phil Free / Alabama NewsCenter)

The No. 1 car sits on the No.1 position for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, which kicks off at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Barber Motorsports Park.

Josef Newgarden in the No. 1 Chevrolet sits in the pole position, edging out Will Power in the No. 12 Chevrolet by a meager 0.0128 of a second.

Rounding out the Top 10 qualifiers were Sebastien Bourdais (No. 18 Honda), Ryan Hunter-Reay (No. 28 Honda), James Hinchcliffe (No. 5 Honda), Scott Dixon (No. 9 Honda), Marco Andretti (No. 98 Honda), Alexander Rossi, (No. 27 Honda), Simon Pagenaud (No. 22 Chevrolet) and Robert Wickens (No. 6 Honda).

Actor and Alabama native Channing Tatum is the grand marshal for the race.

Scenes from Saturday’s qualifying rounds for the 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. (Billy Brown / Alabama NewsCenter)

Scenes from Saturday’s qualifying rounds for the 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. (Phil Free / Alabama NewsCenter)

Scenes from Saturday’s qualifying rounds for the 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. (Billy Brown / Alabama NewsCenter)

Scenes from Saturday’s qualifying rounds for the 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. (Phil Free / Alabama NewsCenter)

Scenes from Saturday’s qualifying rounds for the 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. (Billy Brown / Alabama NewsCenter)

Scenes from Saturday’s qualifying rounds for the 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. (Phil Free / Alabama NewsCenter)

Scenes from Saturday’s qualifying rounds for the 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. (Billy Brown / Alabama NewsCenter)

Scenes from Saturday’s qualifying rounds for the 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. (Phil Free / Alabama NewsCenter)

Tickets are sold out for Sunday’s Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama but tickets remain for Friday and Saturday races at the Barber Motorsports Park. (Phil Free / Alabama NewsCenter)