Popular NASCAR Modified driver Ryan Preece gets a full time ride in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series for the 2016 season (Credit NASCAR Home Track photo.)

JD Motorsports announced its plans for a three-car effort in the NASCAR XFINITYSeries this season, bringing Modified standout Ryan Preece into the fold to join Ross Chastain on its full-time driver roster.

Preece, a NASCAR Next alum who has finished either first or second in the Whelen Modified Tour standings the last four years, will take over the No. 01 Chevrolet. Preece, 25, has three career XFINITY starts and five Sprint Cup Series appearances. Landon Cassill was the primary driver of the No. 01 last year.

Chastain, 23, returns to the JD Motorsports No. 4 Chevrolet for his second XFINITYseason. In his rookie campaign last year, Chastain wound up 15th in the driver standings with four top-10 finishes.

Eric McClure will take the wheel of the third JDM entry — the No. 0 Chevrolet — for the season-opening PowerShares QQQ 300 (3:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN/SiriusXM) atDaytona International Speedway with sponsorship from longtime backer Reynolds Wrap. McClure, 37, drove for team owner Johnny Davis in his first full XFINITYseason in 2007.

According to a release provided by the team, the team is seeking driver/sponsor combinations for the No. 0 car beyond Daytona. Harrison Rhodes was the team’s primary driver of the No. 0 last season.

“Everything is lining up well,” Davis said in the team release. “We expect to have three strong teams when we get things started next month in Daytona. We should be astronomically better than last year. We’re better prepared, and we have more resources.”

The team also announced its crew chief lineup for 2016. Bryan Berry will work with Chastain, Zach McGowan will pair with Preece, and Todd Myers will call the shots for McClure and the remaining drivers in the No. 0.