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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Team Penske pair paces two-day INDYCAR Group Test at Sebring
Will Power – INDYCAR Testing – Sebring International Raceway. Photo by Joe Skibinski By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Team Penske’s Will Power and Josef Newgarden officially closed INDYCAR’s More...
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O’Ward quickest during Day 1 of INDYCAR test at Sebring
Pato O’Ward. (Photo courtesy of the NTT IndyCar) Series By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Arrow McLaren ace Pato O’Ward returned to his INDYCAR office Monday with gusto. O’Ward topped the overall time More...
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Chevrolet to unveil Electric Blazer NASCAR prototype at Daytona
Photo courtesy of Chevrolet Racing By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Chevrolet’s next NASCAR race car could be an electric SUV. Photo courtesy of Chevrolet Racing Chevy will unveil its Blazer EV.R NASCAR Prototype More...
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Palou poised to chase fourth INDYCAR title in familiar DHL colors
By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Three-time/reigning INDYCAR champion Alex Palou figures to be easy to locate during the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season. In addition to typically racing in the lead pack, More...
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Shank adds RRDC’s Phil Hill Award to his hardware collection
Mike Shank, left, receives the RRDC Phil Hill Award from RRDC president Bobby Rahal. (Brian Cleary image) By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Native Ohioan Mike Shank, whose “small-town” work ethic shaped More...