Kasey Kahne and David Stremme feud

Don’t expect to see Kasey Kahne and David Stremme partying together anytime soon. Just getting the drivers to speak to each other would be a coup.

The two are feuding over a late-race incident last week at Richmond – Kahne called Stremme “fat’’ after and Stremme later said Kahne had “mental problems’’ – and it hadn’t simmered when they showed up to shoot a commercial together Wednesday. The two didn’t speak during the eight-hour shoot, which included Stremme’s Ganassi teammates.

“Yeah, that was a little awkward,’’ Kahne said. “We’re trying to get some sponsors and some big deals going on right now, and I don’t want to screw that up by getting in a fist fight or anything like that with David Stremme.

“I’ve always had a hard time racing with him. I don’t know why. When I’m around his car we just have problems. Racing with David hasn’t ever worked for me.’’

Stremme seemed amused with the entire affair.

“If he wants to act like a high school kid, then he can,’’ Stremme said. “We obviously have different opinions about what happened on the race track, and I think I’m in the right because there’s a lot more people supporting my side of it.

“I think he has problems with a lot of people. I don’t know. I am here to race and not worry about his problems." Independent Tribune