Parker lands with Musgrave at Ultra Motorsports

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Crew chief Shawn Parker will attend the Craftsman Truck Series Preseason Thunder test session at Daytona International Speedway on Jan. 10-12 with Ultra Motorsports.

	Shawn Parker

Parker is listed as the chief mechanic for driver Ted Musgrave on Ultra's No. 1 truck, which Musgrave drove to third in the NCTS standings in 2003, led by Gene Nead.

Nead was promoted to crew chief on Ultra Motorsports' No. 7 Nextel Cup Dodge driven by Jimmy Spencer. Nead replaced Tommy Baldwin Jr., who went to Evernham Motorsports to work with rookie Kasey Kahne.

Parker most recently worked as a crew chief for Robert Yates Racing for drivers Dale Jarrett and Elliott Sadler in the 2003 Winston Cup Series. Parker started the season as Sadler's co-crew chief before he was promoted to the chief mechanic's job on Jarrett's Ford.

After a trying season in which Jarrett ended up 26th in the standings, his worst finish since he started competing full-time in 1989, Yates hired Mike Ford from Evernham Motorsports to lead Jarrett's team.