While the 11 others included attracting a new audience, remaining relevant and rebuilding the fan base in their answers, Johnson said he believed the biggest challenge ahead is “relative to alternative fuels, whatever that transition step is. Of the 12 participants, only seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson made no mention of the fans when asked about NASCAR’s biggest challenge ahead. NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty was succinct in his answer on the challenges ahead: “How to attract new and younger fans.” Elliott has been voted NASCAR’s most popular driver by the fans the last five years when he spent six races recovering from a broken leg suffered in a snowboarding accident, ratings dropped by roughly 500,000 viewers.Īnd when he returned? NASCAR saw back-to-back ratings increases.Īs part of the celebration of NASCAR’s 75th season, The Associated Press interviewed 12 veteran contributors to the industry on topics ranging from the greatest drivers to key challenges ahead. Most alarming, as NASCAR is in the thick of negotiating a new television contract, was the dramatic drop in TV ratings when Chase Elliott was sidelined earlier this season. Through the first 11 races this season, NASCAR has handed down massive penalties, some of which have been overturned by appeal panels.Team owners are in a stalemate with NASCAR leadership over a new revenue model and drivers have been unhappy with the second-year Next Gen car’s performance at certain tracks. That is the image being presented to the casual fan early in this injury-plagued start to NASCAR’s 75th anniversary season. SECOND DOUBLES: Christian Martig-Landon Wilson (WB) def. Evan Hancock-Riley Hendershott, 6-4, 6-2. Mark Antonio (EL) 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4).įIRST DOUBLES: Preston Dawson-Ayden Wright (EL) def. West Branch hosts East Palestine Saturday.įIRST SINGLES: Noah Johnson (WB) def. The Warriors are 11-1 overall and won the NET league title with the win. Contact the Salem athletic departmetn at (330) 332-8911 if interested.īELOIT - West Branch triumphed with a 4-1 win over East Liverpool on Thursday in North East Tennis League play. Speaking to Sunrise last week, Lyn’s niece, Renee Simms, said she believed Dawson would take the location of her body to his grave.SALEM - Salem is in need of a junior high golf coach. “We would ask Chris Dawson to find it in himself to finally do the decent thing and allow us to bring Lyn home to a peaceful rest – finally show her the dignity she deserves.” “She is still missing, we still need to bring her home,” he said. Speaking to the media, Mr Simms said, while justice “may have been done”, the journey was still “not complete”. Outside court on Tuesday, Mr Simms called for Dawson to reveal where his sister’s body is. Without Dawson himself giving up her resting place, police are doubtful they will ever be able to find Lyn’s remains. “The Crown case is that used that time to dispose of the body,” Justice Harrison said. No one can vouch for his whereabouts during that time. Justice Harrison said in his marathon five-hour judgment that Dawson had ample time to dispose of his wife’s body as his children were staying with a friend on January 9. Police conducting a forensic search at Lynette Dawson’s former home at Bayview in 2018. Want to stream your news? Flash lets you stream 25+ news channels in 1 place. Now, Lyn’s brother, Greg Simms, has revealed a shocking phone call he received from JC nearly a decade after his sister vanished without a trace. The former teacher and JC eventually divorced just a few years later, in 1990. In delivering his verdict, he found Dawson had “resolved to kill his wife” after becoming “infatuated” with his student and teen babysitter, known as JC, who he later married in 1984. Presiding over the case, Justice Ian Harrison said he was satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that Lynette was dead and she died on, or around, January 8, 1982, when she was aged 33. Lyn’s family has spoken out after Dawson, 74, was found guilty of his wife’s murder last week, 40 years after she vanished from their home on Sydney’s northern beaches. A teenage babysitter who Chris Dawson became “obsessed” with contacted Lynette Dawson’s family with a shocking revelation years after her mysterious disappearance.
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