MODESTO, California – Mike David and the No. 2 Bennett Lane Winery/Injury Helpline. com team are looking to secure their NASCAR Grand National Division West Series championship effort as they next head to the road course of California Speedway on August 11, 2007. Driver Mike David and the team increased their lead over the second place driver and are now 125 points ahead of the two time series champion Mike Duncan.
David comes away from the historic oval of Evergreen Speedway with a third place finish on August 4th. David qualified the no. 2 Bennet Lane Winery Ford in fourth and finished in third place.
“Evergreen Speedway has an old surface and is hard to get a hold of which was one of the challenges of racing there,” said David. “It was a challenge for both the driver and the crew. That makes it fun to race at. I can’t wait to go back.”
The event was a 300-lap race which required multiple pit stops. Rules required that tires and fuel be taken on different stops and that only four crew members could go over the wall at any stop.
“Crew chief Mario Isola and the Bennett Lane crew made the car better during all the pit stops,” continued David, “but we were still bit off. During the last 100 laps we were just trying to save as much of the tires we could and get a good finish.”
The road course at California will be yet another new track for the team and the West Series this season.
“I don’t have a lot of experience on road courses but I like them,” said David. “It’s something different and fun for the driver. Pit stops will be the key to a good finish. I feel we have the best team on pit road which is a big advantage at every track, not just the road course.”
The team will take the green at California Speedway Saturday August 11th. For tickets and race event information, please logon to www.californiaspeedway. com.
For more information about the Bennett Lane Racing Team and to see the racing schedule updates, please visit www.bennettlane.com or lynchracingteam. com.
About Bennett Lane Winery:
Off the race track, Bennett Lane Winery is located in an understated Mediterranean-style building at the secluded and beautiful northern end of the Napa Valley, and boasts terrific wines for a great value. Bennett Lane produces four wines: a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($45), a 350-case lot of “Primus” Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($100), a 175-case lot of Primus Los Carneros Reserve Chardonnay ($45), and Maximus ($28), a nontraditional blend of Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah, and Petit Verdot affectionately referred to on the label as a “red feasting wine.” Bennett Lane Winery recently released the first vintage of White Maximus ($28), a blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and a touch of Muscat, and it’s already being hailed by visitors to the Bennett Lane tasting room as the perfect aromatic summer wine.
Located at 3340 Highway 128, approximately two miles north of Calistoga, Bennett Lane Winery is open to the public daily from 10:00 am to 5:30 p.m. Guests are welcome to taste four of Bennett Lane’s wines ($7) and to use the winery’s picnic area. The friendly tasting room staff is happy to give tours of the winery. Every Saturday, the winery offers special dark chocolate and Maximus pairings. For more information about Bennett Lane Winery go to www.bennettlane.com or call 707.942.6684, or toll free at 1.877.MAX.NAPA.
