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’s Newgarden, Power tuning-out Indy 500 distractions
By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Relegated to a last-row/32nd starting spot due to a technical rule violation, INDYCAR star Josef Newgarden still believes he can win the 109th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Josef More...
Here’s your fans guide of drivers set to compete in the 109th Indy 500
Flyover – 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500. Photo by Joe Skibinski By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio The international driver lineup for the Indianapolis 500 is always an intriguing element More...
Roger Penske fires three key members of his INDYCAR management team
By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio INDYCAR mogul Roger S. Penske fired three prominent members of Team Penske management Wednesday morning, the aftershock of a technical rules violation that developed during qualifying More...
Palou flashes ‘comfortable’ race-day pace during Indy 500 practice
Alex Palou – Indianapolis 500 Practice – Photo by James Black By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio INDYCAR superstar Alex Palou returned to his comfort zone atop the speed chart at Indianapolis More...
INDYCAR slaps Penske’s Newgarden, Power with steep Indy 500 grid penalties
By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Penske Perfection? At Indianapolis Motor Speedway, not so fast. Will Power – Indianapolis 500 Qualifying – Photo by John Grainda The Team Penske cars driven by two-time/reigning More...