Front Row Motorsports reveals driver lineup for '17

RELATED: 2017 driver tracker ^[1]

Front Row Motorsports ^[2] announced Friday its driver lineup for NASCAR's premier series in 2017, bringing Landon Cassill ^[3] and David Ragan ^[4] back to its roster.

Cassill, 27, is back for his second straight season driving for team owner Bob Jenkins, but will shift to the team's No. 34 Ford. Ragan, 30, last drove for the team in the 2015 Daytona 500 ^[5] and will take over driving duties on Front Row's No. 38 Ford.

Ragan, a 10-year veteran in NASCAR's premier series, brought Front Row Motorsports ^[6] its first victory in May 2013 at Talladega Superspeedway ^[7]. Cassill will be entering his seventh full-time season in NASCAR's top division.

"These are two hard-working guys, both in the car and away from the car working with our partners," Jenkins said in a release provided by the team. "We went out and got Landon last season because we knew he was talented and we wanted him in our race car, and now we're really happy he will be back another year.

"And we're really excited to have David back. He's a big part of Front Row's history, bringing us our first win. He's got a lot of experience in his career -- things that you can't teach -- that will be big assets to us and our partners."

The Statesville, North Carolina-based operation will maintain its technical alliance with Roush Fenway Racing ^[8], keeping Roush Yates Engines as its engine provider. The organization indicated that its sponsorship alignment for 2017 will be announced soon.

Ragan drove for the team for three full seasons from 2012-2014, then joined Joe Gibbs Racing ^[9] after the 2015 Daytona 500 ^[10] to substitute for Kyle Busch ^[11], who suffered severe leg injuries in the season-opening XFINITY ^[12] Series race at Daytona. After a nine-race fill-in stint with JGR, Ragan completed the year with Michael Waltrip Racing ^[13].

He ran one season for BK Racing in 2016, announcing last week that the two sides had parted ways. Ragan fills the vacancy created when Chris Buescher was optioned to JTG Daugherty Racing for 2017.
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"It's a nice homecoming, coming back to Front Row Motorsports ^[17]," Ragan said in the team's news release. "I've always had a great deal of respect for Bob Jenkins, how he put together his team and grew it the right way over the years. We've celebrated some pretty big highlights together, and now we need to go make more."

Cassill made his debut in the NASCAR Sprint Cup ^[18] Series in 2010 and also spent one season (2012) with BK Racing ^[19]. He joined Front Row in 2016 after three seasons driving for car owners Joe Falk and Mike Hillman Sr.

Despite sharing experience driving for BK Racing ^[20], Cassill and Ragan will mark their first season as teammates in 2017.

"I'm really looking forward to working with David," Cassill said. "I've raced alongside him for years and respect him as a competitor. He has a ton of experience with different teams and manufacturers that will make him a great teammate. I'm really proud of what our team accomplished in 2016 in our first year together, and I'm really excited to go and build on that."

Said Ragan: "Landon was a great addition to the team last year. He's a smart driver with a lot of good experience, and I'm looking forward to working with him."