Originally Posted by Tim Watson:
What about my thought of a car in the lead running the bottom around the last 2 turns to protect the bottom from a slider?
That is a good point Tim. The only problem I see with it would be the way they worked the track at mini DuQuion. They worked the track multiple times during the night (including water) but left the bottom line alone. So my guess is that Kuhn went to the top because the top was tacky and fast, but I do see what you mean there could be a different outcome if Kuhn had hugged the bottom.