TRACY, California -- Source: NASCAR Public Relations Date: 04/29/2007

"Mike David charged from third to first place as the two leaders tangled on the final lap in NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series action at Altamont Motorsports Park on Saturday.

A fierce last-lap battle for the lead between Johnny Borneman and Justin Lofton ended in a spectacular turn three crash, leaving David to lead his only lap of the race and score his fifth career series win.

'I saw them beating and banging,' David said. 'I didn't know they would be that aggressive with each other. The last lap and last corner ' they were both wanting to win real bad. It worked out good for us.'

David, who had faded to ninth just past the midway point of the race, admitted that he did not think late in the event that he had a shot at the victory on what he now considers his home track. 'I was going for a top five,' said the series veteran from Modesto, Calif. 'Then we got up there and got a yellow and I was thinking maybe fourth or third. Then (Mike) Duncan made a pit stop. And they said the (No.) 44 was having tranny trouble or something. I was thinking we had a good shot at third. I didn't know those guys were going to take each other out like that.'

David's win on the semi-banked half-mile track, which netted him $7,250, came despite a possible carburetor problem with his Bennett Lane Winery Ford. 'I don't know if we had the carb too fat or what, but it just wasn't crisp,' he said in reference to the jetting and adjustments on the carburetor. 'It wouldn't run good off the corner. It made it look like we had handling trouble, but actually the car handled well.'

'The whole team just kept focused,' David said of dealing with the situation. 'At halftime we improved the car a little bit. The whole team never gave up. The spotter and crew chief kept me pumped up on the radio. Like I said, it's a team effort and this is a win for our team.' ....David ' who extended his early lead in the standings to 70 points over Woods, with three of 13 championship races complete ' becomes the third driver in West Series action this season to lock up a spot in this year's NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown by winning a race. Only Grand National Division race winners and the champions of the NASCAR Developmental Series will earn starting positions in this year's prestigious post-season event. All others must race their way in under the new format. " - from www.racingwest.com

Bennett Lane Winery's NASCAR West team took first place at the Altamont 200 race on April 28th, propelling the Bennett Lane Winery team ahead in the NASCAR West standings by an incredible 70 points. The win at Altamont follows three successful races. Driver Mike David also placed in the top three at the Phoenix International Raceway on April 20th and at the Allstate Texas Thunder 150 on March 31st, catapulting the team into the first place position early in the season.

Randy and Lisa Lynch, the first and only California vintners to own a NASCAR team, couldn't be more thrilled with the Bennett Lane team's success thus far this season. "We're very proud of our driver Mike David and the Bennett Lane crew for all of their hard work so far this season, and we're really looking forward to racing on our home turf at Infineon in June," says Randy.

On June 23rd, the Lynches' love of wine and fast cars will come together on their home turf for a NASCAR West race at the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, located at the gateway to the Napa Valley. Local racing fans and wine lovers will gather at the track to cheer for the home team car- Bennett Lane's own car emblazoned with the Bennett Lane Winery logo in Bennett Lane's signature purple and yellow racing colors.

The Lynches are also excited to announce the addition of a new car to the Bennett Lane Winery team: the Maximus car. The new car is a black Ford Fusion and will make its debut at Infineon, sporting the gold label of the winery's flagship wine, Maximus- a unique blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. Owner Lisa Lynch's new black and gold Maximus car will be driven by P.J. Jones, son of Indianapolis 500 winner Parnelli Jones, and will compete against Randy Lynch's purple and yellow Bennett Lane Winery car, driven by Mike David and currently ranked in first place in the NASCAR West standings.

The second largest sport in the United States, NASCAR followers have traditionally been beer-swilling drinkers, rather than wine aficionados, but Bennett Lane Winery's plan is to change that- one race at a time. "I think there is a huge untapped market out there in the racing world- with team owners, drivers, teams and fans- that are all looking to learn about and try good wine," Randy Lynch says.

POINTS UPDATE
With only three races to go in the 2007 Series, the Bennett Lane Winery team and Mike David have a commanding lead in points, with 114 Points ahead of the nearest competitor. Stay tuned here for all fo the latest news on Bennett Lane Winery and Mike David.