| Chip Ganassi, NASCAR team owner confirmed | | | | over. "Yes, Juan has been set free," "And |
| Montoya's release on Sunday, and said he will | | | | we're going to get with a pretty heavy |
| begin a serious testing schedule for the | | | | testing schedule real quick starting with an |
| Colombian driver without more ado. | | | | ARCA car on Monday at Talladega." said |
| | | | Ganassi last Saturday when asked if the 1999 |
| On the other hand, Montoya is planning to | | | | CART champion had worked out his agreement |
| test an ARCA car at Talladega, which could | | | | issues with Team McLaren. |
| prepare him for the Oct. 6 race at the newly | | | | |
| paved track. | | | | Montoya, who stunned the racing world July by |
| | | | announcing he was leaving F1 in exchange for |
| Juan Montoya will get his first taste of | | | | NASCAR, was being blocked from changing |
| stock car racing Monday at Talladega, Alabama | | | | careers until he settled his contract with |
| and Chip Ganassi plans to run his open-wheel | | | | McLaren, which was paying him throughout |
| star in a few races before the 2006 season is | | | | December. |