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 Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
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Penske teammates flex Chevy Power on Day 1 of Indy 500 practice

2018 Indianapolis 500 winner Will Power led a Team Penske 1-2 on the speed charts in a weather-shortened session at 227.026 in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet. Photo courtesy of the NTT IndyCar Series   By More...

By John Sturbin On Sunday, May 11th, 2025
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Palou’s latest runaway victory drawing comparisons to INDYCAR’s All-Timers

Alex Palou scored his fourth victory of the season in Saturday’s Sonsio Grand Prix on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road-Course.  Photo by Chris Owens   By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Having More...

By John Sturbin On Saturday, May 10th, 2025
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Palou to launch his Month of May at Indy from road-course pole

Alex Palou, P1 Award – Sonsio Grand Prix – Photo by Chris Owens   By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio As advertised, Alex Palou’s assault on the Month of May at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is More...

By John Sturbin On Friday, May 9th, 2025
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O’Ward slated for Mexican Grand Prix practice run with McLaren F1 team

Pato O’Ward  will participate in Free Practice 1 at the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix for the second consecutive year. O’Ward will wheel the MCL39 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez for his home race on More...

By John Sturbin On Monday, May 5th, 2025
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Palou preps for INDY with “Perfect” weekend at Barber Motorsports Park

Alex Palou – Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix – Photo by Joe Skibinski   By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio The Month of May officially is underway at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where More...