Mike Conway & Will Power

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.

Formula One championship contenders and teammates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg along with F1 drivers Valteri Bottas and Daniel Riciardo and 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Andre Lotterer also are among the nominees in the international category. Power, 33, of Australia, driving the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske car, 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.

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.

Conway competed in the 12 road/street course races in the No. 20 Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka car. He won at Long Beach (Power was runner-up) and Toronto. This weekend in Bahrain, Conway will make his second WEC start for Toyota Racing.