It started in a downpour, restarted in the dry, ended in the wet and took two days to complete, but when it was over, Team Penske's Josef Newgarden completed a sweep from pole by winning a wild strategy game at Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama.Late showers and a master call by Newgarden's race strategist Tim Cindric turned the tables on Sebastien Bourdais with less than 10 minutes remaining as the Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan driver tried to survive on Firestone's slick tires.Moved to wet tires earlier than was optimal, Newgarden saw a massive lead in the dry and a two-stop plan go south for a brief period as Bourdais looked to leapfrog the American with a one-stop plan.With the...
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