Joey Aguilar wins at Five Flags Speedway.

Joey “The Ace” Aguilar backed up his form from last year and took his first win of the 2010 season at the 5 Flags Speedway season opener, for Shane Miller Motorsports. We’re having technical difficulties at the moment, but here are the Top 5 finishers:

1. Joey Aguilar

2. Shane Butler

3. Bo Hartley

4. Dude Teate

5. DJ Hoezle

We’ll post the full field rundown as soon as we can. The teams are en route to Mobile for tonight’s race at Mobile International Speedway.

About

The premier pavement sprint car series in the South, and some would say in the country, the Tampa Bay Area Racing Association (TBARA) has been racing from 1973 through 2009 and is preparing for its 40th season. Known as "the ground pounders," these purpose-built pavement sprint cars are powered by fire-breathing 360 motors and piloted by some of the best drivers in the country.

Current drivers include two-time USAC Silver Crown champ Dave Steele, two-time TBARA champ Troy DeCaire, and past race winners Bo Hartley, Dude Teate, Larry Brazil Jr. and the first female to win a sprint car feature with a major touring series in the southeast, Wendy Mathis.