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 Thursday, May 14th, 2026
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Daly raises the speed bar during Day 2 of practice for the 110th Indianapolis 500

  By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Speeds soared Wednesday during Day 2 of practice for the 110th Indianapolis 500, with open-wheel journeyman Conor Daly emerging as the fastest of two drivers cracking More...

By John Sturbin On Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
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Defending champ Palou paces opening practice for 110th Indianapolis 500

Alex Palou – Indianapolis 500 Practice – Photo by Walt Kuhn   By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Alex Palou sussed out “a couple of issues” to post the fastest More...

By John Sturbin On Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
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INDYCAR’s Grand Prix of Arlington weekend set for Round 2 in March 2027

By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio INDYCAR’s second annual Java House Grand Prix of Arlington street race has been booked for March 19-21, 2027 in the city’s popular Entertainment District. The NTT IndyCar More...

By John Sturbin On Sunday, May 10th, 2026
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Lundgaard adds to McLaren Racing’s INDYCAR legacy with IMS Grand Prix win

Christian Lundgaard won the Sonsio Grand Prix on Saturday on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. It was his first NTT INDYCAR SERIES victory in nearly three years. (Photo courtesy of the NTT IndyCar Series)   By More...

By John Sturbin On Saturday, May 9th, 2026
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Rain-delayed IMS Grand Prix qualifying plays to Rahal’s advantage

By John Sturbin, Raceday San Antonio Persistent rain and a balky clutch failed to dampen Graham Rahal’s outlook for INDYCAR’s pivotal Month of May Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Corvette E Ray had More...