McLaren agree to release Montoya

teamcar - Juan Pablo Montoya will shortly begin testing and racing for his NASCAR team, after a deal was reportedly struck between the Chip Ganassi and McLaren squads.

Journalist Bob Margolis, of Yahoo! Sports, said the Colombian, who left Ron Dennis' F1 team earlier in 2006 but remained under contract until the last day of the year, could even test as soon as this week.