Indianapolis 500 champion Tony Kanaan and Pocono Indy 400 winner Scott Dixon have their eyes on a special prize Oct. 19 in the MAVTV 500 at the Auto Club Speedway as part of the final leg of the Fuzzy’s Triple Crown.

A $250,000 bonus established by Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka is available if either can win the 250-lap race on the 2-mile oval. Last December, Fuzzy’s Ultra Premium Vodka announced the renewal of a longtime tradition with the Fuzzy’s Triple Crown in which $1 million would be awarded to a driver who could win the Indianapolis 500, Pocono INDYCAR 400 and the MAVTV 500.  If a driver wins two of the three, Fuzzy’s will present a check for $250,000.

“I’m looking forward to this race for sure, not just because of the Fuzzy’s Triple Crown but also I have special memories from this place,” Kanaan said.  “I won my Indy Lights championship here in 1997, and I actually won my IndyCar championship here (in 2004).  I clinched the championship here, but we didn’t celebrate until we went to Texas.  So this place has been quite good for me.

"I’m looking forward to that.  It’s the last oval of the year and we’ve had quite a strong car on ovals this year.  Adding the extra bonus from Fuzzy’s on the Triple Crown, it’s awesome.”

Only one driver, Al Unser, has captured all three races in a single season, when the four-time Indy 500 winner drove to victory in the Jim Hall-owned First National City Travelers Checks-sponsored car in 1978.

“Winning at Fontana would be huge for us,” said Dixon, who is among the series championship contenders entering the season finale. “I have a lot of respect for Fuzzy’s Ultra Premium Vodka to bring such as great tradition back to IndyCar racing this year. Pocono was a bit of different circuit than the speed track at Indy and Fontana but it was great to win there."