Bucket List: Dave Secore Jr. Wins First Career DARE Stock Feature At Stafford Speedway

STAFFORD – On May 31 at Stafford Motor Speedway emotion spilled over from Dave Secore Jr. when he finished third in the DARE Stock feature.

Dave Secore Jr. celebrates his first career victory in the DARE Stock division Friday at Stafford Speedway (Photo: Stephanie Kimball/Stafford Speedway)

It marked the first career podium finish for the Union driver.

Who knew then it was just the pre-show.

Friday at Stafford Speedway, in the first event back at the track since that third place, Secore made his second career podium a party two steps better than his first trip.

Secore held off Cliff Saunders on the final lap to win the 15-lap DARE Stock feature Friday.

“This is a dream right here,” Secore said during an extended and emotional victory lane celebration.

“This is a Cinderella thing,” Secore said. “We weren’t even going to come back this year. I had the car and my wife said Why don’t you give it one more swing, you’ve always wanted to do this.’ I made a bucket list and I wanted to win a race here a Stafford Motor Speedway and then I could walk away happily.” Will I now? No. This is way too much fun.”

Saunders, of Stafford, held on for second and Fran Siana of Springfield, Mass. was third.

Secore inherited the lead midway through the event after a wreck took out then leader Ryan Fearn and second place Kris Fluckiger.