NASCAR to add Montreal Cup race?

NASCAR yesterday announced it will "renew its agreement to hold races in Montreal for the next three years," according to Sarah Millar of the Montreal Gazette. The Nationwide Series NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve will again be held this year, while the track the following two years will "also host the higher-level Sprint Cup series," she reported. However, NASCAR today issued a statement that read, "There are currently no plans for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to run in Montreal, and NASCAR has not received a realignment proposal from ISC to do so" The Daily