BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Josef Newgarden held off a hard-charging Graham Rahal Sunday in the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama for his first IndyCar Series victory.



Rahal slipped past Scott Dixon on the final lap after several tries, giving the American drivers a 1-2 finish. Dixon had his sixth podium finish in as many years in Alabama.



He had picked up the 36th win of his career last week at Long Beach, moving into sole possession of fifth place in the series. He still couldn’t quite breakthrough in Alabama.



Newgarden had posted second-place finishes in each of the past two years before finally finishing up front for CFH Racing, a merger of Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing and Ed Carpenter Racing. — AP