Formulation 1, NASCAR, IndyCar, and NHRA all have one driver nominated to win the Finest Driver award at this yr’s ESPYS award present.

4 international motorsports opponents, together with one from Formulation 1, one from NASCAR, one from IndyCar, and one from NHRA, have been nominated to win the Finest Driver award on the ESPYS, the annual sports activities award present offered by ESPN. These drivers are Max Verstappen, Kyle Larson, Josef Newgarden, and Brittany Pressure, respectively.

Verstappen is the two-time reigning world champion. He received an all-time report 25 races in a two-year span from 2021 to 2022, and he set a brand new single season wins report of 15 in 2022.

He has began the 2023 season with six wins in eight races, shifting him right into a fifth place tie on the all-time wins checklist with legendary three-time world champion Ayrton Senna.

Larson didn’t win final yr’s Cup Sequence championship, however his 5 wins because the begin of the Subsequent Gen period final yr are tied for essentially the most within the sequence. He received the 2021 championship with 10 wins, essentially the most in a single season since Jimmie Johnson in 2007, and stays the betting favourite to win the 2023 title.

Two-time IndyCar champion Newgarden didn’t win final yr’s championship, however he grew to become the primary driver to win greater than 4 races in a season since Simon Pagenaud received 5 in 2016. He grew to become the primary driver to win greater than 4 races in a season with out profitable the championship since Will Energy received six in 2011. However most significantly, he received this yr’s Indy 500.

Pressure owns 16 profession NHRA wins and set the nationwide report with quickest prime gas run in historical past at 338.17 miles per hour on the NHRA Midwest Nationals final yr. She received the 2022 NHRA TopFuel championship, making her a two-time champion.

The winner is ready to be revealed through the ESPYS at 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 12.

Of the 4 drivers nominated for this yr’s award, solely Larson has received it earlier than. He received it final yr, which means he can change into the primary back-to-back winner since IndyCar’s Ryan Hunter-Reay received it in 2013 and 2014.

This marks the second nomination for every of the 4 drivers. Verstappen was additionally nominated final yr, whereas Newgarden and Pressure have been nominated in 2018.

Followers can go to vote for the motive force they need to see win the award right here. ABC is ready to broadcast the ESPYS reside starting at 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 12, so make sure to begin a free trial of FuboTV in the present day!

• Printed on 06/24/2023 at 10:00 AM
• Final up to date at 06/24/2023 at 06:56 AM