CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- As fate would have it, drivers Kasey Kahne and David Stremme have a photo appearance scheduled together for Thursday.

It's for Wrigley's gum, but don't expect the two to exchange pieces and make peace. They're more likely to chew on each other's reputation a little more than to chew a piece of sponsored gum together.

Actually, that goes more for Kahne than for Stremme, who has tried to take the high road in a dispute that flared after the two got together late in Sunday's Nextel Cup race at Richmond International Raceway (watch video).

In a video clip that quickly climbed in popularity on the Internet, Kahne blamed Stremme for causing the wreck that took both drivers prematurely out of the race. Stremme ended up with a 38th-place finish, and Kahne, who has had a difficult year, ended up 40th.

"We kept working on the car to get it better and better, but I got back there to battling with Stremme and those guys," Kahne said on the clip. "My car was better, but everywhere I went, Stremme went. So I was just confused where he was going.

"I don't know. He's pretty fat and out of shape. That's probably half the reason. It was pretty late in the race. He was probably pretty worn out."

On the video, Stremme replied: "I don't know where he says we were battling all day. He was a lap down. I easily could have passed him. He beat on me going into the corner, and then he runs me up in the straightaway. It's the second time it's happened in six months, eight months, whatever."

When the two visited Lowe's Motor Speedway for testing the two days after the Richmond race, it was assumed that the adversaries had enough time to cool down and all would be forgotten. However, that did not appear to be the case.

Reminded that he and Stremme had the photo appearance to make together Thursday, Kahne grimaced and acknowledged that he was aware of it.

"I've heard. I think we do," Kahne said. "It'll be interesting. I'll do what I've got to do; he'll do what he's got to do. And then we'll leave.

"I don't like the guy. I've never liked him. Now we just have a lot more of a reason not to like him." (Continued)