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Here is your chance to win some sweet Dale Earnhardt Jr. gear courtesy of AMP. Go to the All Left Turns Facebook page, become a fan (if you are not already), and leave a comment in the Wall message that links to this post predicting what place Earnhardt will finish on Feb. 21 at the Auto Club 500. Whoever comes the closest to guessing correctly will win first prize - the jacket pictured above. Second place gets a one-inch square of sheet metal from the 88 car. All ties will be decided via names in a hat, to be pulled by an impartial party - most likely the editor of Made Man, whose cubicle is next to mine.

The initial TV numbers coming out of California were not good. And though down from 2008, they were down far less than first reported.

A quick survey of some of the more interesting stories about the sport this morning ... 

Matt Kenseth holds off Jeff Gordon to win the Auto Club 500, his second straight win to start the 2009 season. He is the first driver since Gordon in 1997 to win the first two races of the season. 

Daytona's grandstands were full, a welcome sight and a potential show of strength for NASCAR. But now, the fun begins: Auto Club Speedway