Who would you vote for?

As a member of the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association, I get to vote on the All-America team every year. We select the top drivers in a variety of disciplines: open wheel, road racing, drag racing, short track, stock car and touring series. There is an at-large category as well for drivers who don't quite fit into the other categories.
Six drivers are nominated in each category. This year in the open wheel category, Sébastien Bourdais, Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan, Will Power and Justin Wilson were nominated. That's right, no Formula One guys. Here are the nominees:

Sébastien Bourdais won the Champ Car World Series championship. He won eight races, six poles and became the first driver to win four straight Champ Car World Series titles. In addition, he was second in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Scott Dixon won four races and two poles in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He was second in the IRL IndyCar Series championship standings.

Dario Franchitti won four races, including the Indianapolis 500, and four poles in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He was the IRL champion scoring a record 637 points.

Tony Kanaan won five races in the IRL IndyCar Series, the most of any driver in the series, and had two poles. He led the most laps in the Indy 500 and finished third in the IRL IndyCar Series standings. He was also part of the winning team from Andretti Green Racing in the LMP2 portion of the 12 Hours of Sebring in the American Le Mans Series.

Will Power won two races and five poles in the Champ Car World Series. He set five qualifying records and was fourth in the Champ Car World Series drivers standings.

Justin Wilson won one race and was second on the Champ Car World Series drivers standings.

Tomorrow: Road racing.