▁his ▁first ▁race ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁for ▁Team ▁Green ▁since ▁V ancouver ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁v ault ing ▁the ▁driver ▁to ▁ 3 rd ▁in ▁the ▁points ▁stand ings . ▁G id ley ▁took ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁pod ium ▁in ▁only ▁his ▁second ▁start ▁for ▁Ch ip ▁Gan ass i ▁Racing ▁after ▁replacing ▁Nicolas ▁Min ass ian ▁at ▁the ▁previous ▁race ▁in ▁Port land . ▁H erta ▁gave ▁F ors y the ▁Racing ▁its ▁first ▁pod ium ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁after ▁a ▁dis mal ▁start ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁race ▁was ▁a ▁battle ▁of ▁multiple ▁strateg ies ▁after ▁a ▁ra ined - out ▁qual ifying ▁session ▁the ▁day ▁before ▁produced ▁an ▁unusual ▁starting ▁grid ; ▁fuel ▁mile age , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁pit ▁stops , ▁and ▁a ▁cha otic ▁first - lap ▁incident ▁ultimately ▁determined ▁the ▁final ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁race . ▁ ▁Report ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Just ▁a ▁week ▁prior , ▁Max ▁Pap is ▁had ▁won ▁his ▁second ▁career ▁race ▁in ▁rain - so aked ▁Port land ▁for ▁Team ▁Rah al ▁while ▁his ▁team mate ▁Ken ny ▁Br äck ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁drivers ' ▁championship . ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁hot ▁stre ak , ▁winning ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁four ▁events , ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁race ▁was ▁in ▁team ▁owner ▁Bobby ▁Rah al ' s ▁home ▁state ▁of ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁Much ▁to ▁the ▁concern ▁of ▁race ▁engine ers , ▁the ▁weather ▁forec