In life you'll always remember your firsts; first day of school, first car, first date and first heartbreak.

For Stephen Leicht, a pivotal first came Saturday night when the 20-year-old Busch Series driver won his first NASCAR race.

From Victory Lane, emotions overwhelmed the young driver as he quickly looked for his father.

The two shared a long embrace and within that moment, Leicht said nearly every memory of his racing career, starting at age 5, flashed through his mind.

Q: In Victory Lane, you were able to give your father, Russ, one heck of a Father's Day present. What did he tell you, what was going through your mind?

Leicht: Just everything we've been through together, racing together. He's never missed a race since I was five. My mom and my whole family have really been there for me and for all of it to finally come together, especially on Father's Day weekend, was pretty special. He was telling me how proud he was, but he was really lost for words. We knew how we felt.

Q: Is there any better first in life than winning your first NASCAR race? And please, try to keep it PG.

Leicht: My first kiss! I'm not going to say it's better than a win, but it's tied with my win. It's kind of the same feeling; you don't know what you're doing. Yeah, you're first kiss ever.

Q: Do you remember your first kiss?

Leicht: Oh yeah. My best friend Lindsey, I've known her since kindergarten. We grew up 10 miles from each other. It's was like a Corey and Topanga on Boy Meets World kind of deal. We dated in middle school and never kissed. Then we dated in high school and then kissed.

Q: Carl Edwards has dominated the Busch Series this season and was dominating the race Saturday with a near 10-second lead. A late wreck took the full-time Cup driver out and you were able to take advantage of his misfortune. Did it detract from your victory at all?

Leicht: I think so. Two things happened. One: Obviously I knew it increased our chances of winning the race, but at the same time, I was kind of disappointed because I was really looking forward to racing him at the end. We had a car capable of winning or at least running with Carl. We would've been close and raced him for a win. But the fastest car doesn't always win. (Continued)