He departed Erebus Motorsport in December and was tipped to end up with the Kelly squad for 2021.

"I'm very, very excited to be a part of this team.' Reynolds said.

"They have the Ford Mustang which I've watched have a lot of success over the past couple of years and now I'll hopefully get to be a part of that as well. I think this team is going to really come on strong this year.

"I've known Todd (team owner Todd Kelly), for a very long time, I was a part of this team for one year in 2011, so it's funny how things come full circle."

The Kelly's switched from Nissan Altimas to the Mustang last year and were competitive from the outset.

Despite the challenge of adapting to new cars in a year rocked by COVID, drivers Rick Kelly and Andre Heimgartner were consistently around the top 10.

Rick Kelly's retirement from full-time racing opened the door for Reynolds to sign.

He is joined by long time engineer Al McVean, who also departed Erebus to stay with Reynolds.

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The pair have won a number of races together, including the 2017 Bathurst 1000.

Reynolds was quite candid about how not having McVean in the garage last year impacted his results.

McVean was unable to join the Supercars' COVID hub due to family reasons.

"It's awesome for me to have a few familiar faces also join the team with Alistair to engineer my side of the garage and obviously Penrite continuing to back my car which is awesome," he said.

"Penrite have been a big supporter of mine over the years, they're family to me so I'm looking forward to continuing that great relationship."

Todd Kelly was just as enthusiastic about having Reynolds back in the fold.

"It's fantastic to have Dave joining the team, he's a driver with a lot of experience under his belt and who's had a lot of success during his career in Supercars so far," he said.

"I believe that with the direction the team is heading in and our ambitions for the future, Dave will be an extremely strong asset who will have the ability to achieve strong results immediately and also compliment Andre and help him to continue his development path."

"I think with the driver line-up we've landed with, both drivers will push each other to succeed, as was the case with Rick and Andre last season, which is exactly what we were after when deciding on what direction to go in."

The 2021 season kicks-off at Bathurst on February 26 and Reynolds is champing at the bit to get on track.

"I think we're on the cusp of something really awesome at Kelly Grove Racing, the infrastructure and culture that's in place has already really impressed me and I'm excited for the 2021 season," Reynolds said.

"I'm also looking forward to working with Andre, we'll definitely push each other and hopefully get the two Mustangs up the pointy end."