Power, Conway up for Autosport Award honors

Verizon IndyCar Series champion Will Power is among the nominees for International Racing Driver of the Year as part of the annual Autosport Awards.

Voting in the eight categories is open to Autosport subscribers at www.autosport.com. The awards will be distributed Dec. 7 in London.

Power, driver of the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, recorded three victories among eight top-five finishes and four Verizon P1 Awards in the 18 races on the way to earning his first series title. He is nominated alongside Formula One championship contenders Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg along with F1 drivers Valteri Bottas and Daniel Riciardo and 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Andre Lotterer.

Mike Conway, who scored two victories for Ed Carpenter Racing this season, is nominated for British Competition Driver of the Year. F1 drivers Jenson Button and Hamilton, World Endurance Championship title contender Anthony Davidson, GP3 titlist Alex Lynn and GP2 champion Jolyon Palmer are the other nominees.