Fans attending the 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama battled the weather Sunday afternoon for the race finale of the weekend, but the event still posted an attendance record.

The weekend started off with the event setting an attendance record of 34,240 on Saturday. The day--which featured qualifying events for Sunday's Grand Prix and also saw races in the Pro Mazda and Indy Light series -- recorded the highest Saturday attendance in the history of the event.

Sunday's race was moved up to 2:15 (from a scheduled 2:42 start) because of the threat of weather, and other race changes were implemented. The cars were all required to use Firestone weather tires, and the start was changed to a single file starting lap.

Defending Barber and IndyCar Series season winner Josef Newgarden started Sunday's race from the pole.

Cheryl Wray covers local sports for the Alabama Media Group. Follow her on Twitter @cwray_sports and email her at cwray@al.com.