Parker’s wife doing well: Things are looking up for Shawn Parker, car chief for the #97 Ford driven by Kurt Busch. Tops on the list is the health of his wife Tara, who underwent a heart transplant a year ago at the age of 26. She is back at the couple’s North Carolina home. “She’s pretty much back to normal,” said Parker, who is in charge of having Busch’s car ready to race. “Really, nothing is holding her back from anything.”(Democrat and Chronicle)(8-10-2002)
