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LONG POND, Pa. -- Tony Kanaan holds IndyCars version of the golden ticket. Hes driving for more than another win at Pocono Raceway -- hed move one victory closer toward earning $1 million dollars. All Kanaan has to is win at Pocono and Fontana to become the open-wheel series Triple Crown winner. He won the first leg when he broke through for his first Indianapolis 500 victory in May. Oh, he took home $2,353,500 for winning Indy. Still, a million bucks for winning three races isnt too shabby, either. "A million dollars is always welcome, I have to say," a laughing Kanaan said. "Im really not thinking about the million dollars. Im thinking, lets go one at a time. If I win here, Im getting closer, but its not guaranteed yet." No, Kanaan didnt put his pinkie against his lips like Dr. Evil when talking about the potential $1 million payday. But hes the only driver eligible for the Triple Crown title and the prize money that goes with the feat. So he may as well go ahead and win Sundays 400-mile race at Pocono. "Well try and take the opportunity," he said. While $1 million doesnt seem like much in a sports world where top athletes command $20 million in salary, IndyCar offers meagre purses and Kanaan has won only $55,000 this season. Thats a few free throws for LeBron James. A driver who wins two of the three can win a $250,000 bonus from promotion sponsor Fuzzys Vodka. IndyCar ran a Triple Crown at Indianapolis, Pocono and Ontario from 1971-1980 and from 1981-1989 at Indy, Pocono and Michigan. Only Al Unser won all three races in a single season, in 1978. "Winning them all was a great gift," Unser said. "We thought we accomplished the world when we won all three." Unser won four 500-mile races in a row with an Ontario victory in 1977 and wins in 1978 at Indy, Pocono and Ontario. Unser drove for Parnelli Jones in 1977 and Jim Hall in 1978. Hes rooting for Kanaan to match his feat, just like he pulled for him to at long last win at Indy. "I think Tonys a good racer," Unser said. "Im an old-timer and I thought he was going to be another Lloyd Ruby and just keep racing and racing at Indy and never get to drink the milk or get his photo with the Borg-Warner trophy in Victory Lane. He knew the Speedway didnt owe him anything like the announcers said it did. He won based on his talent, his racing skills and the teams hard work." Kanaan, along with just about every series driver, is racing for the first time at Pocono. The track returned to the IndyCar Series schedule after a 24-year absence and most drivers participated in just a few test sessions. Theyll qualify Saturday. Kanaan, fifth in the points standings, may not win but hell be there at the start. Thats one guarantee that few other series drivers can boast. Kanaan is set for his 207th consecutive open-wheel start Sunday, four shy of our of Jimmy Vassers record. Kanaan now drives for Vasser. "Jimmy really doesnt want me to beat him," Kanaan said, laughing. "Hes my boss. He can take me out of the car any time he wants. Im trying to be nice to him." Vasser said the streak might be over if not for his well-timed "Look out!" when a distracted Kanaan almost drove over a piece of equipment after the recent Milwaukee race. "I could have kept my record," a laughing Vasser said. Kanaan, the popular Brazilian, has 16 career wins since his 1998 debut. "Im still going, thats what matters," he said. "You dont hang on for this long just because youre lucky. I think its proof I still can do the job. I try not to think too much." Vasser won his own $1 million paydays over his career and knows Kanaan is capable pulling of the triple sweep. "We need to get off the horse and win a few," Vasser said. "The Triple Crown is nice, but weve got to get back into the championship fight." Kanaan and Vasser have been friends since the late 90s. 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After an upset-peppered first two days of the Stage 2 playoffs, Sundays grand final matchup between EnVyUs and Dream Team was rife with excitement and anticipation. While EnVyUs impressive 4-1 finals win may not have been on the same entertainment level as the epic conclusion to Stage 1, there were still plenty of storylines to lend drama to the moment. Lets look at how both teams made it to the big stage.A Tale of Two SemisOn one half of the bracket, Dream Team and Luminosity Gaming entered the semifinals after leaning on monster individual performances to secure upset wins over FaZe Clan and OpTic Gaming, respectively.Initially, Dream Team raced ahead to a 3-1 series advantage, thanks in large part to the heroics of Troy Sender Michaels and Steven Diabolic Rivero. Then Luminosity Gaming battled back to tie the series 3-3 after securing a dominating win in Round 5 Hardpoint as well as a tight 7-5 win in Round 6 Uplink.A masterful performance by none other than Adam Killa Sloss (7/4 KD) in the decisive Round 7 Search and Destroy map secured the semifinal victory for Dream Team, ensuring its spot in the championship finals.On the other half of the bracket, No. 1 seed Team EnVyUs found itself matched up against perennial powerhouse and No. 4 seed Rise Nation after both teams secured dominating wins over their quarterfinal opponents. Despite the fact that EnVyUs was the higher ranked team, it seemed as if the overwhelming majority of predictions favored Rise, thanks in large part to the star power of Sam Octane Larew and Daniel Loony Loza.While EnVyUs did win the series 4-1, it was anything but a blowout. Just two plays made the difference in their respective rounds: a brilliant two-piece by both Jordan Jkap Kaplan and Austin SlasheR Liddicoat in the opening seconds of overtime of Round 2 Uplink for EnVyUs, and a momentum-crippling dead slide by Rise Nations Josiah Slacked Berry in Round 4 Capture of the Flag.As was the case throughout the weekend, though, EnVyUs was truly at its best on one map: Hardpoint. In both Round 1 and Round 5 Hardpoint, EnVyUs managed to flummox the slaying power of Rise Nation, holding its entire opposition under the positive KD mark, thanks mainly to the duo of Johnathan John Perez and SlasheR. Every critical engage seemed to favor EnVyUs, with John securing a 77/53 KD and SlasheR slotting in at a neat 71/47 KD for both rounds.Dreams CrushedFrom there the stage was set: a matchup between the No. 6 seed upstarts Dream Team and the No. 1 seed Team EnVyUs.Once again, EnVyUs proved to be the dominant team in Hardpoint, securing an impressive 250-116 round win in the opening match of the series, despite a few unique ban/protect choices from Dream Team. Bryan Apathy Zhelyazkov, in particular, was amazing; he finished Round 1 with a 40/26 KD and over a minute and a half in the hardpoint, where he secured critical kills for his team as the rest of EnVyUs fanned out for better positioning.Round 2 saw Dream Team come alive, rallying to a 7-6 Uplink win behind the slaying power of Martin Chino Chino and Sender, who posted a combined 59/30 KD. Despite the round win, though, it felt as if EnVyUs still had much of the momentum, as it was within two points of Dream Teeams score for the majority of the round.dddddddddddd.So perhaps it wasnt surprising to see EnVyUs claim the next three round wins en route to the Stage 2 title. However, what was surprising was the sheer level of dominance it displayed in each win.Starting with Round 3 Search and Destroy, EnVyUs put together the first 6-0 round sweep of the Stage 2 playoffs, allowing Dream Team just eight total kills. Next was one of the most brutally efficient Capture the Flags I have ever watched, with EnVyUs taking an 8-1 Round 4 win. With both Apathy (who also had a mind-rattling four captures) and SlasheR posting nearly double-positive KD numbers for much of the round, EnVyUs steamrolled Dream Team; at one point its scorestreaks included a Cerberus, Hellstorm, Lightning Strike and Dart.And then, just as it had done throughout the entirety of the Stage 2 playoffs, EnVyUs put together another consummate performance on Hardpoint in Round 5, securing a 250-150 victory to claim the Stage 2 title. Apathy was masterful once again in the deciding contest, posting a 34/20 KD as well as a minute in the hardpoint; he dictated the pace of the game while opening up space for his teammates, including John and Slasher, who each posted above a minute and 40 seconds in the objective.New Stars are BornIn a season dominated in large part by OpTic Gaming, it was refreshing to see a new team climb to the top of the pack and in such convincing fashion. While Dream Team failed to find its competitive groove in the finals, its run to the championship series was anything but a fluke; after all, it knocked off two of the better teams in the CWL in FaZe Clan and Luminosity Gaming.I know it kind of sucks to say, I lost in the finals, but, at the same time, Im proud of this team and how we all performed against FaZe and LG, said Chino. I think we can keep getting better.From one perspective, this tournament will go down as the rise of two slayers: John from EnVyUs and Chino from Dream Team. Both players had demonstrated signs of brilliance throughout Stage 2, but each player took it to another level during the Stage 2 playoffs.Even during Dream Teams collapse in the finals, Chino still managed to post a positive KD (130/101) in the series, and time and again came away with critical kills that kept the game from getting even more out of hand. His performance leading up to the finals was nothing short of spectacular, with his glittering KD marks a routine sighting throughout the tournament.And, while EnVyUs John may not have had as big of an impact during the finals, his performances against H2K and Rise Nation prior to that were easily the best of the week.John had quite a few maps where he just took over, admitted teammate Jkap.Ever the humble player, John refused to acknowledge his individual success, instead deferring to his team. I think we all played really well. Like, if you go watch, we all did amazing together; it wasnt like there was one player that was slacking. It was a team effort.Surrounded by a terrific cast of players on EnVyUs, John may have a chance to shine on the biggest stage come September as one of the rising stars of the CWL. 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