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Anticipated in mid-June, the rulebook for the Nationwide Series’ version of the Car of Tomorrow is still under review, pending final details.

And NASCAR won’t decide on the specifics of a rollout of the new car until the rules are set and the sanctioning body meets with owners, Nationwide Series director Joe Balash said Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

“We’ve got a couple of last things that we’ve got to finish up on,” Balash said. “As soon as we do that, we’ll be able to get ready with the teams. It’s just a few minor items. We want to make sure that we have everything set and ready to go before we hand that book to the teams and say, ‘Here’s what we’ve got.’”

With the economy worsening late last year, NASCAR opted to delay the introduction of the new car, originally planned for August 2010, until 2011. Sources have told Sporting News that the most likely scenario involves a partial rollout next year at superspeedways (Daytona and Talladega) and road courses (Watkins Glen and Montreal).

Like the rulebook, however, Balash said the introduction of the Nationwide car (which differs from its Sprint Cup counterpart in such features as a spoiler instead of a wing and traditional spring front suspension instead of bumps stops) hasn’t been set in stone.

- Bleacher Report