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