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