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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Texas Motorplex continuing to rock-on during its 40th anniversary season
By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio ENNIS – Billy Meyer’s Texas Motorplex drew a comparison to Max Yasgur’s farm during Wednesday evening’s annual Champions Dinner, a prelude to this weekend’s 40th Texas More...
Son of Schumacher secures exploratory INDYCAR test with RLLR
By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Mick Schumacher will add to his globe-trotting motorsports resume during an INDYCAR test later this month with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway More...
Dale Coyne Racing lands Hauger, tech alliance with Andretti Global
By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Veteran INDYCAR team-owner Dale Coyne will mentor rising star Dennis Hauger during his rookie NTT IndyCar Series season in 2026 in partnership with Andretti Global. Dennis Hauger More...
Malukas joins Team Penske as Power’s INDYCAR replacement
David Malukas will drive the No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet for Team Penske during the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series season. Photo by Joe Skibinski By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Native Chicagoan David Malukas More...
FOX Sports boasting “BOFFO” numbers during inaugural INDYCAR season
By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Alex Palou’s dominant run to a fourth NTT IndyCar Series championship arguably generated appointment TV for open-wheel fans on FOX Sports’ various platforms. Alex Palou – More...