Rain only delayed the inevitable as Josef Newgarden went from pole position to taking the checkered flag at the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama.

Sunday’s rains suspended the race after 22 laps. The race resumed but ended shy of its scheduled 90 laps because the race hit the two-hour time limit over the two days of racing.

“More hectic than you would want at the end,” Newgarden told the Verizon IndyCar Series website. “It seemed like it was pretty straightforward all day. We weren’t having yellows, it was dry — then that rain made it very nerve-racking.”

Newgarden’s No. 1 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet ended up with a nearly 10-second victory in the race.

Rounding out the Top 10 were Ryan Hunter-Reay, James Hinchcliffe, Robert Wickens, Sebastien Bourdais, Scott Dixon, Graham Rahal, Takuma Sato, Simon Pagenaud and Marco Andretti.

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Phil Free/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Billy Brown/Alabama NewsCenter)

Actor and Alabama native Channing Tatum serves as grand marshal of this year’s Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. (Phil Free/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Billy Brown/Alabama NewsCenter)

Actor and Alabama native Channing Tatum serves as grand marshal of this year’s Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. (Phil Free/Alabama NewsCenter)

Actor and Alabama native Channing Tatum serves as grand marshal of this year’s Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. (Phil Free/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Billy Brown/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Phil Free/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Phil Free/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Phil Free/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Phil Free/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Phil Free/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Billy Brown/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Billy Brown/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Billy Brown/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Billy Brown/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Billy Brown/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Billy Brown/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Billy Brown/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Billy Brown/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Christopher Jones/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Billy Brown/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Christopher Jones/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Billy Brown/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Christopher Jones/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Christopher Jones/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Christopher Jones/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Christopher Jones/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Christopher Jones/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Christopher Jones/Alabama NewsCenter)

The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama brought a long weekend of racing excitement to thousands of fans at Barber Motorsports Park. (Christopher Jones/Alabama NewsCenter)