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 Monday, June 1st, 2026
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Palou separates himself from NTT IndyCar Series peers in Downtown Motown

Alex Palou celebrates after winning the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. Photo by Chris Owens   By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio INDYCAR superstar Alex Palou is operating in a league of his own. Palou’s More...

By John Sturbin On Saturday, May 30th, 2026
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INDYCAR’s Palou dialing-up championship form on Streets of Detroit

Alex Palou – Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix practice – Photo by Joe Skibinski   By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio With the Month of May almost completely in his rearview mirrors, Alex Palou returned More...

By John Sturbin On Tuesday, May 26th, 2026
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How Swede it is! Rosenqvist, MSR bank record Indianapolis 500 payday

Felix Rosenqvist at the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Day After Photoshoot at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo by Joe Skibinski   By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Felix Rosenqvist’s last-lap More...

By John Sturbin On Monday, May 25th, 2026
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Rosenqvist living a Swede Dream after winning closest Indy 500 in history

Felix Rosenqvist celebrates after winning the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Presented By Gainbridge. Photo by Joe Skibinski   By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Whenever Felix Rosenqvist dared to More...

By John Sturbin On Sunday, May 24th, 2026
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Rutherford marking 50th anniversary of his second Indy 500 victory with Team McLaren

By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio His second Indianapolis 500 victory in May 1976 capped a remarkable three-year run of success for Fort Worth’s Johnny Rutherford and his favorite Papaya Orange McLaren race More...