Update- I found the fix! The problem was between the chair and the keyboard. Somehow I muted the audio on track 2 just before sending the project to Encore. Lesson learned, don’t overlook the obvious. Once I un-muted track 2, everything worked.
In my original post I said “When I export to encore and create a DVD, the audio from track 1 does not play”. when actually it is the audio from track 2 that does not play.
Thanks for the fast reply. One thing I’ve noticed when I use the “send to encore” option, there is only one audio track shown in the encore timeline. Seems that I should see the two tracks like they are in premiere.