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 Sunday, March 23rd, 2025
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O’Ward leads 1-2 Arrow McLaren qualifying sweep at Thermal Club

Pato O’Ward, NTT P1 Award Winner – The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix – Photo by Joe Skibinski   By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Arrow McLaren will start The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand More...

By John Sturbin On Saturday, March 22nd, 2025
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Palou continues early-season INDYCAR dominance during Thermal practice

By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Alex Palou is working on a perfect start to the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season. Alex Palou – The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix – Photo by Joe Skibinski The More...

By John Sturbin On Wednesday, March 19th, 2025
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Harvick headed for TMS Hall of Fame induction ceremony in May

Kevin Harvick, a nine-time NASCAR race winner at Texas Motor Speedway, will be the 2025 inductee into the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame at Texas Motor Speedway. Photo credit: Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway.   By More...

By John Sturbin On Friday, March 14th, 2025
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Indy 500 veteran Kunzman persevered through life-altering injuries

Indianapolis 500 veteran driver Lee Kunzman has passed away at the age of 81. (IMS photo)   By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Lee Kunzman’s open-wheel racing resume features four starts in the Indianapolis More...

By John Sturbin On Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
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Popular “Taku” will bid for an Indy 500 trifecta with Team Rahal

By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Takuma Sato, longtime favorite open-wheel son of Honda Racing, will attempt to join the elite list of three-time Indianapolis 500 champions on May 25th in a one-off ride More...