"I'm really looking forward to the opportunity that Tom Bliss, and the Bliss Bros. Motorsports team is giving me. It's a great car, with solid backing, and really is a perfect step for me to advance to in my sophomore season."

"I came in contact with Tom around November through e-mail. I wanted to let him know that I was interested in the #65, and that it was something I'd like to work towards. About a month later Tom got back in touch with me, we got a little more serious and started to work out the details."

"I can't thank Joey Witkum and Barry Cann enough for the shot they gave me last season in the 85. It has opened a lot of doors for myself, and I'm ecstatic that the Bliss Bros. team was there to greet me. Together as a team I think we can help eachother a lot, and post some good results in '05."

"It's exciting for me to get a chance to drive a Page chassis. The 85 was a 20-year old Graves car, and even my Limited was a 12-year old outdated Nichols chassis. Fortunately I've been with good people and have been able to make outdated equipment run pretty well. But, it's going to be a great boost for myself to get behind the wheel of a newer car and really focus soley on my driving alone."

"Tom has been a long time friend of the family. He and my father, Mike Kapuscinski, go back quite a ways. My dad did a lot of painting and things for Tom's racecars years back. In return Tom helped me with some of my earlier racing efforts as a kid. It seems only natural to me that Tom and myself team together and make a run at the Big 'O'. A track that both Tom and I have an immense passion for."

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DRIVER BIO:

Name: Danny Kapuscinski
Nickname: DannyK
Team: Bliss Bros. Motorsports- Constantia, New York
Born: February 3, 1985
Hometown: Oswego, NY
Marital Status: single
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 195 lbs
Full Name: Daniel Ray Kapuscinski
Age: 20
Residence: During school- Rochester, NY Summer residence- Oswego, NY
Birthplace: Liverpool, NY
Parents: Michael Kapuscinski, Janet Kapuscinski
Education: Oswego High School, sophomore at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY
Favorite color: Yellow
Favorite movie: Days of Thunder
Favorite music: Rock and alternative
Favorite food: steak and tacos

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HIGHLIGHTS

1990: Began racing ¼ midgets in Columbus, Ohio as well as Open Wheel Microds in Syracuse, New York

1991: Completed first full season of ¼ midget competition at Columbus Motor Speedway and Kil-Kare Speedway in Xenia, Ohio while on certain summer weekends making the trek to Syracuse to compete in the Open Wheel Microd ranks. Attended first International Classic at Oswego Speedway.

1992: Won first career Open Wheel Microd feature event at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, NY in summer of '92. Two victories in first year of competition at the popular Buckeye Quarter Midget Indoor Winter Nationals in Columbus, Ohio.

1993: Two victories at the Kil-Kare Speedway in ¼ midgets, with several podium finishes at the New York State Fairgrounds in Microd competition. This would be last season of ¼ midget competition until the winter of 1996/97.

1994: Concentrated full focus on Summer racing at the New York State Fairgrounds in the Open Wheel Microd ranks. Even though living in Ohio the team was not able to attend every meet, three 2nd place finishes were enough to garner the team 3rd place in the final Summer Series Point Standings.

1995: Ran selective weekends at the New York State Fairgrounds in the Microd bringing home a handful of top5 finishes. Was not able to run for Championship due to other commitments back in Columbus, Ohio. This would the last year of Microd competition for Danny at the New York State Fairgrounds.

1996: Took Summer off to take advantage of other opportunities such as baseball and slot car racing. Winter of '96 father Mike Kapuscinski began construction of a new KRC ¼ midget chassis to run in the last two events of the Buckeye Quarter Midget Indoor Winter Nationals in early '97.

1997: That winter in the cars first 2 races Danny won the B-main each week qualifying for the huge Heavy Honda division, coming home just outside the top5 in the experimental cars first chances at the track. In the summer of '97 Danny and the car took off. Opting to run at the Kil-Kare Speedway weekly, rather than their home Columbus Motor Speedway, Danny reeled off 8 feature wins that summer including 6 in a row. Those efforts earned the '00' team the 1997 Heavy Honda Kil-Kare Track Championship. Car builder Mike Kapuscinski also received the Speedway's sportsmanship award for the '97 season. The team also competed in two regional events that season; finishing 3rd at the Columbus Motor Speedway after starting in the rear of the field, and after leading much of the event at Kil-Kare a broken chain spoiled their afternoon.

1998: The winter of '98 was the team's shining moment. The Buckeye Quarter Midget Indoor Winter Nationals brings teams from all over the Mid West and East coast. The series that included 4 events was heralded for the skill and determination needed to simply qualify. Danny and team were able to run away with two of the four Heavy Honda feature events that season, while finishing third in the other two. The team was crowned 1998 Indoor Winter Nationals Champions. From summer of '97 through the winter of '98 the revamped team won 10 of 14 feature events, including 2 Track Championships.

Summer '98: After the winter ¼ midget season concluded the championship car was sold. Danny then decided it was time to move on, and the competitive Mini-Cup series in Ohio seemed to be the next move. So in a matter of weeks, father Michael was back at the drawing board building his son a Mini-Cup creation of his own. Shortly after the car was finished Danny's family learned that during that summer they were moving back to New York, in Oswego to be exact. So Danny was only going to have 4 chances to compete with the newly built Mini-Cup.

The team competed at the Barberton Speedway in Barberton, Ohio. A tight bullring 1/4 mile, that was much bigger than any track Danny was used to coming from the 1/20 and 1/10 mile quarter midgets. In only Danny's second event behind the wheel of his Mini-Cup he set fast time for the evening, and came home in the third position. Just two weeks later Danny would become the 1998 Ohio Gold Cup Champion winning the biggest Mini-Cup event of the year at the Barberton Speedway. Danny did all of this at the ripe age of 13-years old, his competitors were all in their 30's. (tom- idk if youd want to mention that my mom faked my birth certificate so I could race, I was supposed to be 16?) The team had accomplished their goal of winning a feature in four weeks, so the car was old that evening, and the team packed up and left for Oswego, NY soon after.

1999: Danny took this year off to get used to his new home, as well as schooling.

2000: Beginning in the winter of '99 the team knew it was time to get ready for their assault on the Oswego Speedway, the dream Speedway of Danny as a child. At the age of 15 the Kapuscinski family purchased a 1992 Nichols chassis Limited Supermodified from former competitor Bob Andrews, converted it to the '00' style they were accustom to, and that summer of '00 took it to the Evans Mills Speedway for Danny to get some laps. Little did they know Danny would be allowed to compete in 5 events that year on the North East Organized Racers Association Limited Supermodified Tour. In his first 5 races behind the wheel of a 358 cu. inch, 400-horsepower, full size tubular racecar Danny had three top10 finishes (6th, 7th, and 9th). Included in that was a near missed win in his third night of competition! Leading coming down for the white flag, the second place runner made contact with Danny sending both cars spinning to the infield. Danny rebounded for 11th place.

2001: At the age of 16 Danny made his dream come true by competing in his first full season at the famed Oswego Speedway in his '00' Limited Supermodified. On his way to the 2001 Limited Supermodified Rookie of the Year title Danny garnered two top5 finishes and five top10 finishes in the ten events he competed in that season in a field of cars that would approach as high as 40 competitors per week! One of those top5 finishes was a 3rd place in the prestigious Mr. Limited Supermodified $1,000 to win event. Danny concluded that year with a 17th place finish in the final point standings out of some 50 drivers.

2002: Danny's sophomore season saw much of the same success. Two more top5 finishes were highlighted by a career best 2nd place finish to track champion Mark Regan. The team achieved five more top10 finishes in 12 events, on a rather low budget compared to most teams. This season Danny also sat in the seat of a Supermodified for the first time, taking slow laps in one of the potent Jeff Holbrook Supermodifieds. The season was capped off with a 10th place finish in the annual Limited Supermodified Nationals. The team came home 14th in points out of again nearly 50 other drivers.

2003: By this season Danny's 11-year old chassis was beginning to show its age, but lack of funds allowed the team to build or purchase a new car. Danny pressed on through several breakdowns in the '03 season, charging on for again another two top5 finishes, another 2nd place finish early in the season, and yet another 3rd place in the Mr. Limited Super event. Just a hand full of top10's that season relegated Danny to 16th in the point standings again out of over 50 drivers. The highlight of the team's season looked to be in the annual Limited Super Nationals held the night before the illustrious Budweiser International Classic 200. Danny started 8th and by the third lap had moved his way through to the 3rd position. Mid-way through the 50-lap affair, while maintaining pace with the leaders waiting for an opportunity, the team's hopes were shattered when Kapuscinski engine erupted in flames down the front straightaway ending the team's night.

2004: At just the age of 19 Danny took over the reigns as owner of his '00' Limited Super as the hardships of the '03 season proved to be too much for mother Janet, who decided to focus more on seeing Danny's way through college. So Danny returned home nearly every weekend from school through the winter to rebuild the '00' on his own, with his own pocket. Unfortunately continued engine problems on the now 12-year old machine would plague Danny's first 2-weeks of competition and it looked as though DannyK's season was well in doubt.

Thankfully one day in June Danny received a call from former New England Supermodified competitor Barry Cann, who was the mechanic on Joey Witkum's 85 roadster. Joey's driver had a previous engagement that weekend so he could not attend Oswego, and Barry felt Danny deserved a shot at a Supermodified ride. A deal was struck and for one week Danny was to be a Supermodified competitor at the Oswego Speedway, another life long dream come true.

Little did anyone know the success the team would see that night. In just Danny's first night of competition behind the wheel of a Supermodified, in a 20-year old chassis that had never run weekly at Oswego, Danny came home with an 8th place finish after starting dead last. Many believe that could be a record for the best first time finish ever in a Super at Oswego, but there is no official keeping of it.

The Witkum team was very pleased with Danny's success, and Danny became the full time driver of the Witkum Roadster for the remaining events of the 2004 campaign at Oswego, which totaled to be 8 more races. DannyK would press on through the season learning every week, bringing home two top10 finishes in his first year, and was crowned Co-Rookie of the Year for 2004. Danny became the only driver to ever win the Limited Super and Supermodified Rookie of the Year titles in one career. Despite competing in only 9 of 13 feature events Danny managed a 17th place finish in the season long point standings of over 40 competitors.

The highlight of 2004, and Danny's career for that matter, came after the regular season was complete. Since witnessing his first International Classic in '91 at just 6 years of age Danny dreamed of being able to compete in the greatest Supermodified race in the world, the Budweiser International Classic 200 that saw itself arise in 1957. On Sunday September 5th, 2004 that dream indeed came true. Qualifying 27th in the 34 car field, which saw nearly 50 drivers attempt to qualify, Danny became the third youngest driver to ever compete in the 200-lap grind at just 19-years of age. Only Syracuse Sports Hall of Famer Doug Heveron, and NASCAR prospect Bobby Santos were younger than DannyK. Kapuscinski would run just outside of the top15 on the lead lap for over half the event, until a power steering malfunction sent the 85 into the first turn wall ending Danny's day.

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