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 looms as bona fide favorite for victory in 110th Indianapolis 500
Josef Newgarden – Miller Lite Carb Day – INDYCAR photo By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Carb Day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is for sending messages. And the word from two-time Indianapolis More...
Pato anxious to “pepper out” his new/old Indianapolis 500 race car
By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Arrow McLaren ace Pato O’Ward confirmed he needs to log laps on the new/old No. 5 Chevrolet he will wheel this weekend at Indianapolis Moto Speedway, beginning with today’s More...
Rossi ready to test pain threshold during Carb Day in final prep for 110th Indianapolis 500
By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Alexander Rossi has been medically cleared to park his crutches long enough to participate in today’s traditional Carb Day practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the final More...
Two-time champions Newgarden, Sato pace post-qualifying practice for 110th Indianapolis 500
Post-qualifying practice on Monday for the NTT IndyCar Series Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana(Photo by Jeff Hilliker/IMS Photos) By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio A More...
Pate Swap Meet at TMS adds “Car Guy” literature to its SWAG inventory
The 54th edition of the 2026 Pate Swap Meet was held recently at Texas Motor Speedway. Photo by Martha Fairris By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio FORT WORTH – North Texas’ annual rite of spring for More...