Drivers rekindling rivalry with fervor of fifth-graders

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Well, this was unexpected. But perhaps it should not have been.

Before folks could even gain closure on Carl Edwards' feud with fellow Sprint Cup driver Brad Keselowski, Edwards opened up a new one -- or more accurately, revived an old one -- with Kevin Harvick by telling reporters he has "absolutely no respect" for Harvick.

Edwards has admitted he deliberately wrecked Keselowski during the closing laps of the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 7. The driver of the No. 99 Ford for Roush Fenway Racing was subsequently placed on a three-race probation by NASCAR for his action, which sent Keselowski's No. 12 Penske Racing Dodge airborne at more than 190 mph.

Rekindled rivalry

On the eve of Carl Edwards' meeting with NASCAR and Brad Keselowski, fans and drivers were reminded of an old feud Edwards shares with Kevin Harvick.

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Edwards and Keselowski will be sitting down together to meet with each other and NASCAR officials Saturday morning at Bristol Motor Speedway, where they'll race against each other both in Saturday's Nationwide Series race and in Sunday's Food City 500 Sprint Cup event.

Taking issue with the fact that Harvick called Edwards "a fake" on a radio show last week, Edwards told the media on Friday that he not only has no respect for Harvick, but that he thinks Harvick is "a bad person."

And that wasn't all Edwards said.

"I'll be glad to talk with Brad about [what happened]," Edwards said. "The thing is that whatever he wants to do is fine, but once it affects, say my business, my team, all that stuff, I have to address it. That's it. It's no deeper than that. It's only between him and I and what happens on the race track.

"As far as other people's commentary and all that, I have absolutely no respect for Kevin Harvick. I think he's a bad person. That's my opinion. I've told him that. We've had our deal before and his actions through that interaction were so devious and underhanded and cowardly that, it's like, I just have no respect for him." (Continued)