IRL interested in new Montreal race

MONTREAL -- The demise of the Grand Prix of Canada might have opened the door for the return of another form of open-wheel racing to Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

The Indy Racing League is ready to entertain talks of possibly staging a race to fill the void left in the wake of a failed collective effort by city, provincial and federal government officials to secure the future of the country's only Formula One race.

"All it takes is a phone call to ask if we're interested in looking at a potential date," John Griffin, spokesperson for IRL president Tony George, said Monday. "It's something we would be open to discussing."