A well known dirt track racer in the area, Brownstown’s BJ Deal will be taking his talents to the Illinois State Fair this Sunday. Deal will be running in the ARCA Series SuperChevyStores.com-Allen Crowe 100. Deal will be driving a Team Crosley Dodge owned by fulltime ARCA driver Bo LeMastus. Practice for the one-mile dirt track race will be held from 9:00-10:00am Sunday morning with pole qualifying following it at 11:15. The race itself will then get underway at 1:30pm. Tickets for the event are still available through the Illinois State Fair Grandstand Box Office by calling (217) 782–1979 or they can be picked up in person at the office. Tickets are also available online at
www.ticketmaster.com. For those area race fans not able to make it to Springfield, the race will also be broadcast live on the CBS Sports Network or you can also follow the race at www.ARCAracing.com