Site FAQ's
Updated 3-25-2013
Wanna know about Jayski, see some pics? Check out my ABOUT JAYSKI PAGETHERE ARE NO POP-UP ADS on the Jayski site...
some links to columns or other sites WILL have them...not my fault - you are warned
please complain to THEM, not me if you encounter POP-UP/UNDER ads on OTHER sites....
I hate them myself and it is in my contact NO POP UP's
have turned down aa ton of $$ to keep them off the site
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Jayski email address, got the jayski.net domain and have set up a larger email box. This email is NOT on ESPN's server and has NOTHING to do with them and will email sent to me [as it always has been] will never been seen by ESPN or ThatsRacin/Knight Ridder [as some sources had feared]
- and yes, am trying to be a little more user friendly with folks, I know this page sounds a little caustic at times and I sound like a butt, but the reason was just to cut redundant emails down and let folks know, what I know is posted, however, it makes me look unfriendly, which is not true. So let's test it and put my email at the top, FAQ's will follow, I would appreciate it if folks would check them out, don't take them as me being nasty, but pressed for time, I do put 10-15 hours a day in to the site everyday since early 1998 [well in Dec / Jan --- less time, but during the season, yes.
Some folks call me rude, I never mean to be rude with my email but
I am very busy with the site, sometimes working as much as 15 hours a day
so sometimes I am blunt and to the point with a short email or YES or NO
or someone cusses me out and is very nasty
so I may tell them 'if you do not like my site or the way I do things, go elsewhere'
I post what I find interesting and what I think readers will be interested in
I DO NOT deal with nasty comments about me or the site and people being downright nasty
I do not post rumors just for the sake of having rumors, I check them out with sources
these are not 'Rules' but just some guidelines......
folks are not reading below my email address before they email stuff, here are a few to help clarify:
Jayski's NEW Email AddressWHAT I KNOW IS POSTED, THANKS!!
please......NO NASCAR.com, ThatsRacin or AP IMAGES
NOTE: please READ the ENTIRE main page, Nationwide Seires page and Truck Series page
and Driver Appearances/Chat page before send links and news items
many people are sending me things that are already on the site
I do NOT respond to complaints on NASCAR or a driver, feel free to, but don't expect a response...and if I do it's simply say:
"what I know is posted"
I DO NOT start campaigns or petitions or polls against TV coverage, NASCAR policy or anything else for that matter.
I DO NOT GIVE or STATE my OPINION or answer TRIVIA questions.
(may make a thought or two known on the site, but not really into giving up my opinion)
Wanna email Sprint? or contact them?
see my NASCAR Sprint Sponsor News page for info
Wanna contact or email NASCAR?
see my Racing/NASCAR FAQ page for address, email and phone/fax for NASCAR.
ESPN/TNT/Fox/SPEED contact info on my TV/Media Contact page.
Get asked.....why no Kulwicki, Allison, or other tributes pages? easy....
there drivers passed away before I had the site,
and are on my Driver Tribute page
the others have a lot of news and links that were not available about the others before the 'net
ALSO: I do not out to prove 'myself' wrong based on someone questioning or not sure of info I post, if it is thought my info is incorrect, HAVE PROOF, not an "I think' or 'didn't so and so...'.
some folks are not understanding this:"What I Know is POSTED"
don't ask me about your drivers and what their plans are, see above.....
and I will repond the same way, please don't be offended....
NOTE: Have a problem with NASCAR and the teams referring to past Champs as Sprint Cup Champions?
Take it up with the team or NASCAR, NOT me,
I will post it either way as the PR or column has it, doesn't matter to me, a champion is still a champion;
NASCAR did not kick Winston out; THEY chose to leave.....Winston was honored quite a bit in 2003, so move on
andd if folks remember, Richard Petty was considered the 7-time 'Winston' Cup Champ
he only won 5 under the Winston banner, drivers before 1971 were called Winston Cup Champs....
NO WORD ON PLANS for the #3 or the #28
Interested in Advertising on the JAYSKI Site? see my Advertising Page for contact info
and finally.....
NEW EMAIL ADDRESS
for those who have the old email addresses [pro-usa.net and sillyjay]
they will NO longer work and died on July 2004 see my ADVERTSING/FEEDBACK/CONTACT page for my EMAIL address, very simple to find.
- Why does NASCAR (or NASCAR.com) use three digit numbers for some cars?
answer on my Racing FAQ page (lots of good stuff there).
JAYSKI Notes and Email GuidelinesNO WORD ON PLANS for the #3 or the #28
Why do I only place my email address here, on this page?
With over 1500+ pages, it's easier to change if one of my Internet Providers is down
Keeps the SPAM down.
Explains a few things to the readers and the guidelines I follow
It has helped cut my email down from 300+ a day
some guidelines [not 'MY' rules] I ask folks to follow to make it easy for all of us
PLEASE keep in mind that I can not always answer all the e-mail I get due to time constraints.
I do not email folks about 'their' drivers, what I know is posted on the site
I do NOT respond to negative or nasty email, don't like me or the site, stop coming to it
I do NOT respond to complaints on NASCAR or a driver, feel free to, but don't expect a response.
I DO NOT start campaigns or petitions or polls against TV coverage, NASCAR policy or anything else for that matter.
Don't send full columns.....send the column/article links please....
For Technical questions, see my NASCAR/Racing FAQ.
If you send news or a rumor, please let me know where you found it or supply a link.
I don't JUST POST a rumor from someone I never heard of before
DO NOT send message board, forum or chat room rumors
DO NOT send NASCAR Online IMAGES, links or news as I check the site often.
Race Track news found by readers requires a direct link
Feel free to link any page on the site without my permission.
Images on the site can be used (not directly linked) as long as credit is given
See a bad link? feel free to email me
Will NOT post requests for tickets or videos on the site
Want your link on a links page? It must be RACING related, preferably NASCAR, feel free to email me
Looking for a job in NASCAR? see my Racing Schools/Jobs page
The Jayski site is always looking for good advertisers.
Do NOT ask about drivers status, ride, etc. If I know, it's on the site, if I don't post it, I don't know.
NO NASCAR.com or AP IMAGES
DO NOT sent site questions, news, links requests to my Advertising guy.
If I know something, it's on the site, If I don't post it, I don't know.
I DO NOT GIVE or STATE my OPINION or answer TRIVIA questions.
Any problems with my grammar or spelling are addressed in the Spelling FAQ, below.
Do NOT send columns or links from NASCAR.com ot THATSRACIN.com
There in NO Jayski site newsletter
I DON'T critique pages or offer comments on sites, so please do not ask.
Do NOT ask about Driver Appearances or Showcars what I know is posted on the Drivers Appearances/Chat page.
RACE VIDEOS? Sorry I do not have any or know where they can be gotten, see a Tape Trader club on my Forums/Chat Links page
To add a Jayski Banner: see my JAYSKI Banner Placement Page
DAYTONA 500 Counter Note: I use a java applet - countdown.class on a UNIX server. Anyone interested in using a counter? Go to google.com (a great search engine), enter 'countdown.class' and there will be 100's of choices for you. I won't email code or the applet.
JAYSKI car images: Only Don's Jayski car images are posted, so please don't email images of jayski cars, thanks anyway.
Columns/Articles to post or submit? Sorry I do NOT post columns or articles, I do NOT post peoples opinions on the site, this is NOT as message board or forum or fan page.
NOTE: The opinions expressed in any editorial/article linked on the site are not of the Jayski site but are presented in the interest of giving readers a variety of points of views and some enjoyment. Questions about their content or objections to those opinions should be directed towards the author of the article or the site that posts it.
THE SITE/EMAIL FAQ's- How can a reader email, mail or contact NASCAR?
- What is the Silly Season?
- What/Who is Jayski?
- How can I(reader/company) advertise on Jayski? What are the rates?
- How often does Jayski update the page?
- Why does the Jayski site have banners on the main page?
- What Jayski WILL NOT post or respond to?
- Why do I keep getting an old Jayski page? You never update anymore....
- How does Jayski find out all this info?
- Where can a reader submit news/rumors to Jayski?
- Will JAYSKI.COM sponsor any more race cars? sim cars? fanatsy/games sites
- Why is Jayski's spelling/grammar bad at times?
- What/Who are Jayski's sources?
- Where can a Jayski reader buy a Jayski Racing TShirt?
- Why does Jayski.com use Cookies?(an Internet file).What are cookies?
- How can a reader email or contact NASCAR?
- What is The Silly Season?
- What/Who is Jayski?
- How can a reader/company advertise on Jayski? What are the rates?
- How often does Jayski update the page?
- Why does the Jayski site have banners on the main page? and How can someone get on put on the Jayski Site?
- What Jayski WILL NOT post or respond to?
- Why do I keep getting an old Jayski page? You never update anymore....yada...yada...yada
- How does Jayski find out all this info?
- Where can a reader submit news/rumors to Jayski?
- Will JAYSKI.COM sponsor any more race cars? SIM cars/sites? Fantasy games?
- Why is your spelling/grammar bad at times?
- What/Who are Jayski's sources?
- What is Jayski's FAX number? Address?
- Where can a Jayski reader buy a Jayski Racing TShirt?
- Why does Jayski.com use Cookies?(an Internet file). What is a Cookie?
See my Racing FAQ page for the answer and the links/addresses.
It is traditionally the last half of the racing season when drivers,
crew chiefs and sponsors change teams.
But...Silly Season seems to have expanded into a year long unending event!
So the page lives on full-time and keep me very busy!
This page was created to try to make sense of Silly Season, have some fun
and provide a central location for Sprint Cup fans to get info on Sprint Cup teams, drivers, crews and sponsors!
ENJOY! Thanks for stopping by. Feel free to link my pages!
Information on Jayski and WHY I started this site on Aug 26, 1996, can be found on my home page at: Jayski's Home Page.
If you wish to place and ad or have marketing/partner questions email see the Advertiser Info Page. Any and all banners on the site are paid for, I don't do banner exchanges with other sites.
I update the main page as often as I get hot news from sources, other Internet, TV or magazines. It could be once a day, or many times a day, no set schedule. The site gets updates every day of the year, even in the offseason and holidays.
The banners on the main page are paid advertisers which is how Jayski and ESPN.com (who house my site) make money and how Jayski makes a living working 10-15 hours a day on the site, last full day off? Jan 5, 1998.
Only paid advertisers are put on the main page. Sorry, will not do link exchanges or banner exchanges on site. DO NOT post awards on the main page either. I try to keep the graphics limited on the main page and concentrate on information. If you wish to place and ad or have marketing/partner questions email see the Advertiser Info Page. No, not looking to and will not affiliate with or join any webrings. Not interested in posting web awards or anything like that. Feel free to use my banner or button if you wish, see my Jayski Banner/Button page.
I TRY to be ethical and non-bias about the stories I put on the page. Sometimes my grammar and spelling mistakes make it to the page and I apologize. I don't just put any rumor on the page that is emailed me. Some folks get upset when I get an email from them and don't just throw their rumor up on the page. If I get a rumor and it sounds feasible, I send the rumor to a few of my proven sources, who have their own contacts. If they back it up, I'll put it up. If I can find no reason to put the rumor up, I save the message and forget it. Remember it is a News and RUMORS page
I have the last two or so days of news/rumors on the main page. I move the rest of the news/rumors to weekly archive pages, the latest being considered PAGE 2. Links to these pages can be found on the MAIN page or the Chronicles/Archive Page. So if you don't see a news items on the page, check the text based PAST pages for the news/rumors. If it is something specific, use your browsers SEARCH/FIND feature or use the Google search feature on the MAIN page. I leave some important news/rumors on the main page longer.
Sprint CUP stuff goes on the main page, I have a separate pages for each race for news and links about the race. Have pages that deal with Busch and CTS rumors/news on the Busch Site and the Truck Site. Don't follow these series quite as close.
If you have some news or rumors on a race track please include the exact link to the story where I can find it. If not, don't get mad when I do not post it.
If someone wishes to report a Sprint CUP rumor or news, I need an idea of a source or a link to go check out the rumor. My sources who I have established need not do this. If it your first email rumor to me, I need an idea where you heard the news. If you report a rumor or news I have already included on the site in the past, good chance I won't respond. Chat rooms, message boards, forums and the newsgroups are very POOR sources. If I have never received anything from you before, don't expect me to 'just post it', ain't gonna happen. I'll check with sources, if the rumor/news is heard elsewhere, I may still post it.
I will NOT put up rumors of drivers having affairs, sexual orientation, etc. So don't send me this stuff!! and I won't respond to personal questions on this stuff.
Try holding the SHIFT key and press RELOAD/REFRESH, this will load the latest update......or
You need to establish how often your browser checks to see if a Web page has changed since it was stored in your cache. This checking process may be necessary since Web pages often change with each visit -- you don't want to view the cached version of the page if the online version is more up-to-date. On the other hand, this checking process, while not nearly as lengthy as reloading an entire page, does take extra time.
The frequency which your browser checks for updated pages should be based on your surfing habits. There are three possible settings listed in the same dialogue box where you configured your disk cache size: Never, Once Per Session, and Every Time.
If you tend to visit Web sites that change frequently (such as Jayski's Silly Season Site), you should choose Every Time. Choose Once Per Session if the sites you visit aren't updated very often (i.e. friends' homepages). If you're positive that the sites you visit never change, then select Never. To change the settings check your browsers help section:
How do you find all this info out? I have certain sites (NASCAR Online, AP, Sporting News, 100+ Newspaper Sites, etc) I check daily on the web, read many magazines about NASCAR Sprint Cup, watch all the races and racing programs on TV, listen to the Cup radio shows, get email newsletters from many sources, and have a few reliable sources who email me. I also receive email from other interested fans with stories and links. I stay away from the personal stuff like divorces, girlfriends, sexual preferences and those type rumors. I DO NOT POST OPINIONS, START PETITIONS, CAMPAIGNS against NASCAR or TV stuff. What does the date after the news/rumor story mean? The date after the news/rumor is the date I posted it on the page. Not the date of a story.
Email me at the address provided on this page. Read the conditions I set forth on this page on what I will accept and post. I need a source, where you got the info or an idea who you are and your connection. Don't send me news/rumors from another site and try to take credit for them, that's not right. Don't waste time sending NASCAR Online or AP links/stories as I keep abreast of those sites often.
No plans are in the works to sponsor any races cars in any series at the present time. I have no money to sponsor a race car. I can't place messages for teams, not in Sprint Cup or maybe Busch about sponsorship. This is a news and rumors page for CUP series. Thanks for understanding.
Will Jayski sponsor or partner a SIM or NASCAR Game (or whatever it's called now) site or SIM car?
No, I get too many requests to do this. I do not play the game, do not have time, not interested and am not looking to partner with these sites or anyone's car (online or offline). Feel free to draw up a Silly Season car and use it.
My thoughts on Fanatsy Games/Sites: I do not join or participate in Fantasy Leagues/Races/Games/Simulations, etc. No time or interest. ESPN has a few fantasy games, I do not post fantasy links anymore and have killed off the Fantasy Leagues/Games links page.
Can someone put www.jayski.com on their race car in any series?
Sure, feel free to use any of my graphics and the jayski address. Feel free to send an image of the car. I'd be glad to mention it. Don't feel free to send me the sponsor bill and read the above question.
This is a pet peeve of many readers. Sorry folks, sometimes in the midst of trying to get a hot story out, I let the spelling slip. I have a spell checker on my Allaire Homesite 5.5 HTML editor and use it often, but sometimes things get by me. No need to email me about my spelling/grammar or give me hints. I usually catch up to it eventually. As for my grammar, that can be worse than my spelling. I was not an English Major and was never good at grammar as I tend to speak/write in slang. Plus some of my stories are copied from the source and I usually leave them the way they are written unless it is a glaring error. I am pretty bad mixing the past/present text, it just ads character to the site.
Many websites such SpeedTV.com, ESPN.com, NASCAR.com, Fox Sports, SceneDaily, etc; TV Shows, the actual races and qualifying; Publications such as: NASCAR Scene, etc. I also have many inside sources and will NOT divulge who they are, so don't ask.
What are the parenthesis used in my stories/columns? These are the sources where I get some of my information. The majority are on-line . All with permission. Other sources work in NASCAR or with a team and information is used under condition of Anonymously. I will not reveal these sources to anyone. There are a couple writers I will not use, who have requested not to be posted on Jayski or have done the site wrong.
I do have a FAX Machine, (email for number if necessary, if a PR, rather have it emailed so I can cut and paste and not type - plus geeting too many 'spam' faxes and hate/nasty faxes).
Address is Jayski LLC, PO Box 3937, Mooresville, NC 28117.
The sale of the Jayski Tshirt has been discontinued. Sales were poor, folks want driver apparrel, not a website, so no more Jaysi stuff planned [as of Jan 2007]. No caps or stickers are planned.
Jayski.com uses Cookies on our MSII server to keep an accurate count if visitors, it is pretty common practice on most sites. Also the counter at the top of the page WebSideStory/Hitbox uses them for the same reason. It also allows accurate readership and viewer counts to possible advertisers.
Are Cookies Dangerous to your Computer? NO. A cookie is a simple piece of text. It is not a program, or a plug-in. It cannot be used as a virus, and it cannot access your hard drive. Your browser (not a programmer) can save cookie values to your hard disk if it needs to, but that is the limit of the effect on your system.
Some sites with Cookie info: The best info is at CookieCentral
If you would rather not have cookies on your computer, you can usually set your browser to deny cookies. You can also delete cookie files from your computer at your discretion.
No need to send me info on Cookies, they will stay a part of the site.
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From time-to-time, I will remove the FAQ page or the email link as I am traveling or my inbox gets too full, my apologies, but my priority is the site...not to answer email and deal with nasty email.