John Sturbin

John Sturbin is a Fort Worth-based journalist specializing in motorsports. During a near 30-year career with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, he won the Bloys Britt Award for top motorsports story of the year (1991) as judged by The Associated Press; received the National Hot Rod Association’s Media Award (1995) and several in-house Star-Telegram honors. He also was inaugural recipient of the Texas Motor Speedway Excellence in Journalism Award (2009). Email John Sturbin at jsturbin@hotmail.com.


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By John Sturbin On Friday, September 11th, 2026
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Palou puts foot-down, gives thumbs-up after IMS test of INDYCAR’s IR-28 chassis

Alex Palou – INDYCAR IR-28 Testing at IMS – Photo by Joe Skibinski   By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Alex Palou racked-up miles-and-smiles during Day 2 of INDYCAR’s IR-28 oval validation More...

By John Sturbin On Thursday, September 10th, 2026
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Rossi puts INDYCAR’s new IR-28 chassis to its first superspeedway test at IMS

IR-28 INDYCAR Testing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Photo courtesy of the NTT IndyCar Series)   By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio INDYCAR’s traditional six-month offseason lasted all of two days for More...

By John Sturbin On Monday, September 7th, 2026
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McLaughlin marches into INDYCAR’s offseason with methodical win at Laguna Seca

Scott McLaughlin – Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey – Photo by Chris Jones   By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Scott McLaughlin placed an exclamation point on the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series More...

By John Sturbin On Sunday, September 6th, 2026
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McLaughlin chasing elusive INDYCAR win after pipping Palou for pole at Laguna Seca

Scott McLaughlin and P1 Award – Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey – Photo by Chris Owens   By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Winless in the NTT IndyCar Series since 2024, Team Penske’s Scott More...

By John Sturbin On Saturday, September 5th, 2026
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Schumacher set with Meyer Shank Racing for 2027 NTT IndyCar Series season

Mick Schumacher will drive the No. 66 MSR Honda for Meyer Shank Racing next season on the NTT IndyCar Series circuit. Photo by Joe Skibinski   By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Mick Schumacher has landed More...