The IndyCar star, who switched back to open-wheelers in 2014 after a seven-year stint in NASCAR, says that should he ever race a closed car again it would probably be in Australia.

That suggests plans to compete at the Bathurst 1000 are ongoing for the Colombian, and even leaves the door open for a DJR Team Penske wildcard entry at The Great Race at some point in the near future.

"If we do anything with a roof, there is more chance of going to Australia than here [in the US], to do Bathurst," said Montoya.

"That's something I think would be fun to do."

This isn't the first time Montoya has been linked to the Bathurst 1000; he and Will Power went genuinely close to securing a wildcard deal to race a Penske car at Mount Panorama last year.

Montoya then reaffirmed his eagerness to add the Bathurst 1000 to his resume last November, confirming that the wildcard deal nearly happened and expressing a desire to still make it happen in the future.

Additional reporting by Lee Spencer