FONTANA, Calif. -- A $1 million bonus will be awarded to the Verizon IndyCar Series driver champion Aug. 31 at the INDYCAR Championship Celebration at Club Nokia in Los Angeles.

Will Power, Team Penske teammate Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud of Schmidt Peterson Motorsports are in contention for the prize entering the title-deciding MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway.  Watch the 250-lap race live at 9 p.m. (ET) Aug. 30 on NBCSN.

Bonuses will be awarded to the top 10 finishers in the standings. WHO'S ELIGIBLE

WHAT'S AT STAKE
MAVTV 500 INDYCAR World Championships at Auto Club Speedway
2014 Verizon IndyCar Series Championship Point Standings

Position &
End of Season Bonus
 		 The Contenders
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1st Place - $1,000,000 Will Power
Helio Castroneves
Simon Pagenaud
2nd Place - $250,000 Will Power
Helio Castroneves
Simon Pagenaud
Ryan Hunter‐Reay
Scott Dixon
Juan Pablo Montoya
3rd Place - $90,000 Will Power
Helio Castroneves
Simon Pagenaud
Ryan Hunter‐Reay
Scott Dixon
Juan Pablo Montoya
4th Place - $75,000 Helio Castroneves
Simon Pagenaud
Ryan Hunter‐Reay
Scott Dixon
Juan Pablo Montoya
5th Place - $60,000 Helio Castroneves
Simon Pagenaud
Ryan Hunter‐Reay
Scott Dixon
Juan Pablo Montoya
Tony Kanaan
Sebastien Bourdais
Carlos Munoz (R)
6th Place - $50,000 Helio Castroneves
Simon Pagenaud
Ryan Hunter‐Reay
Scott Dixon
Juan Pablo Montoya
Tony Kanaan
Sebastien Bourdais
Carlos Munoz (R)
7th Place - $40,000 Scott Dixon
Juan Pablo Montoya
Tony Kanaan
Sebastien Bourdais
Carlos Munoz (R)
Marco Andretti
Ryan Briscoe
James Hinchcliffe
Josef Newgarden
Charlie Kimball
Mikhail Aleshin (R)
Justin Wilson
8th Place - $35,000 Scott Dixon
Juan Pablo Montoya
Tony Kanaan
Sebastien Bourdais
Carlos Munoz (R)
Marco Andretti
Ryan Briscoe
James Hinchcliffe
Josef Newgarden
Charlie Kimball
Mikhail Aleshin (R)
Justin Wilson
9th Place - $25,000 Scott Dixon
Juan Pablo Montoya
Tony Kanaan
Sebastien Bourdais
Carlos Munoz (R)
Marco Andretti
Ryan Briscoe
James Hinchcliffe
Josef Newgarden
Charlie Kimball
Mikhail Aleshin (R)
Justin Wilson
10th Place - $15,000 Tony Kanaan
Sebastien Bourdais
Carlos Munoz (R)
Marco Andretti
Ryan Briscoe
James Hinchcliffe
Josef Newgarden
Charlie Kimball
Mikhail Aleshin (R)
Justin Wilson
Jack Hawksworth (R)