One door closing provides another door opening for these two members as Fred will join the Cup series and has a good shot at being contender for rookie of the year since he only missed 3 races. Fred has been in the league since 2008 after joining the Truck series. He moved up to the Nationwide series last year and now gets his shot in the Cup series.
Wendal Ebach returns to the Nationwide series after leaving at the end of the 2009 season. Wendal joined the league again this year by returning to the Truck series, now he gets a quick entry back into the Nationwide series.