The duo will battle for votes against NASCAR’s defending champion Kevin Harvick, Formula 1’s 2014 titlist Lewis Hamilton and NHRA’s Erica Enders-Stevens.
The awards ceremony will be held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, on July 15th. Ryan Hunter-Reay won the last two ESPYs for best driver, in 2013 (after claiming the series title in 2012), and last year, fresh off hoisting the Borg Warner Trophy at the Brickyard.
Will Power, who finally claimed his maiden Verizon IndyCar Series title just last year after three runner-up finishes, won three races in his 2014 campaign. He is currently second in the points standings having won a race and claiming five pole positions this season.
Juan Pablo Montoya returned to the series in 2014, 15 years after claiming the CART title. Prior to rejoining the IndyCar grid with Penske, he spent eight seasons driving for Chip Ganassi’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series operation. In 2015, the veteran Colombian won the opening round of the championship on the streets of St. Petersburg as well as the 99th Running of the Indianapolis 500 after an incredible comeback from 30th due to an unscheduled early pit-stop.
You can vote for either driver here until 8 p.m. (ET) July 15.
The Verizon IndyCar Series takes to the track next this weekend for the MAVTV 500. Follow @VAVELIndyCar on Twitter for coverage leading up to, during, and after the race weekend.
Pete Liguori is a writer for the VAVEL USA Racing section. Follow him on Twitter at @PeteUSSports.
