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SPORTS DawsonNewscom Wednesday, June 5,2024 facebook.com/dawsonnews twitter.com/dawsonnews Elliott uses fresh tires to win Xfinity Series race By Rio White riowhite@dawsonnews.com One day before inclement weather shortened the Coca-Cola 600, Chase Elliott earned his sixth career Xfinity Series win, finding victory lane at the BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Driving the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports car shared among the team’s four Cup Series drivers, Elliott held off Brandon Jones for the final 17 laps of the race. “Hats off to everybody at Hendrick Motorsports,” Elliott said. “Super special to win with the 17 on the car for the boss [Rick Hendrick] and [Hendrick’s wife] Linda. It’s a great honor here with the Ricky Hendrick scheme. It means a lot to all of us to be a part of this whenever it runs.” Earlier in the race, crew chief Greg Ives had Elliott stay out fol lowing the first caution of the day, allowing the team to save an extra set of tires late in the race. While Elliott surged toward the front using fresh tires, several contenders crashed out within the final 25 laps. Pole sitter Ty Gibbs and Stage 1 and 2 winner Justin Allgaier crashed out on lap 176, while Cole Custer and Austin Hill wrecked on lap 184. For Elliott, it was his first Xfinity Series win since the 2016 season opener at Daytona. He will make a second Xfinity Series entry in August at Darlington Raceway. idricHCars.com HUBLO- hublot TMCM Chase Elliott cel ebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by David Jensen/ Getty Images Full circle moment Dominy is using skills from DCHS, UNG in professional field By Rio White riowhite@dawosnnews.com Tyler Dominy has always shown an inclina tion toward leadership. From his days as the start ing quarterback at Dawson County High School to his time as a basketball player at the University of North Georgia, Tyler has had many opportunities to learn from others and lead by example. Now that the 2013 DCHS graduate is well into his professional career, all those years of personal growth have come full circle. For the past three years, Dominy has been paying forward the wisdom he’s gained by being a part of Junior Achievement — a global education nonprofit based in Cumming. There, Dominy has thrived in a directorial role where he helps put togeth er student support groups and partnerships that focus on assisting middle schoolers with career prep aration, financial literacy, and more. “I work with corporate partners, community part ners, colleges, and a whole host of different people to help organize and strate- gize people engagement to help support our pro grams,” he said. “It’s really been a perfect fit. I believe in the program and the impact it’s making in the community. Getting [stu dents] to start thinking about what life looks like as you grow into being an adult — it’s very power ful.” Meanwhile, he earned his Master of Public Administration degree from UNG in 2022 — also serving as a recruiter and athletic liaison for the school. For all of those achieve ments, Dominy maintains that his current place in life is a credit to the many impactful people he’s met along the way “Finding different ways that my coaches and men tors would push me to get outside my comfort zone and develop those leader ship skills — those are things I’m incredibly grateful for,” he said. “I was very lucky to have a lot of great leaders and coaches growing up.” One of those mentors is his former college basket ball coach, Chris Faulkner. Under the longtime head coach of UNG, Tyler was able to show both his ath letic skill and strong char acter. “Tyler had the type of personality that others instantly gravitated to,” Faulkner said. “Even early on in his career, other Photo courtesy of Tyler Dominy Tyler Dominy is using the skills he learned at DCHS and UNG in the professional field. FOOTBALL Sevaughn Clark takes his talents to Toledo By Rio White riowhite@dawsonnews.com Former Dawson County High School football star Sevaughn Clark is on the move, bringing his skillset to the University of Toledo as a graduate transfer from the University of Georgia, where he earned a degree in Housing Management and Policy. Clark spent the past five years in Athens, working his way onto the Bulldogs roster as a preferred walk-on. Though he garnered several Division I scholarship offers out of high school, he elected to join an elite pro gram and was able to earn a place on consecutive national championship teams. See Clark 12B Photo by Perry Mclntyre/ISI Photos/Getty Images Georgia running back Sevaughn Clark #20 scores a touchdown during a game between UAB and University of Georgia at Sanford Stadium on September 23, 2023, in Athens, Georgia. “It’s really been a perfect fit. I believe in the program and the impact it’s making in the community. Getting [students] to start thinking about what life looks like as you grow into being an adult — it’s very powerful.” Tyler Dominy, 2013 DCHS graduate members of the team looked up to him and respected him. He was always someone who was positive and carried him self in a way that others wanted to be like.” As much as Faulkner saw the progression of Dominy’s career, the coach himself was impact ed by the young man. “I think the biggest thing I learned from Tyler was kindness and grati tude,” he said. “I’ll never forget [that] when we offered him a scholarship, his response to me was ‘thank you’. Throughout his time at North Georgia, he was always friendly to everyone on campus and was always thankful for every opportunity he had.” Dominy is also grateful for the impact that his Dawson County upbring ing had on his life. From coaches Jeff Lee and Thad Burgess to many others, Tyler has always remem bered those that inspired him. See Dominy 12B Player Of The Week! Hayden Seabolt The Player of the Week is Hayden Seabolt, who won an American Bass Anglers fishing event at Lake Lanier over the weekend with teammate Ryan Jackson. Sponsored by: 706-216-0992 We’ve Gone Green! M-F: 8:00 - 5:00 “We will be here when you need us. ” 130 Industrial Park Rd, Dawsonville Dawsonville’s Premier Collision Center
