Kevin Windham To Compete For $1 Million At The Inaugural Monster Energy Cup In Las Vegas

Feld Motor Sports® announced today that GEICO Honda's Kevin
Windham, 33, of Centerville, Miss., will compete at this year's
inaugural Monster Energy Cup race set to take place October 15 from
Las Vegas' Sam Boyd Stadium.
"I don't know anyone who would not put it all on the line for a
million dollars," said Windham. That's a payday that will entice
all the riders."
After wrapping up his 17th Monster Energy Supercross season,
Windham has since earned one Western Regional Supercross Lites
class championship along with finishing runner-up three times in
the Supercross class. Throughout his Supercross class career,
Windham has 18 wins and an additional 56 podium finishes. He's
looking to add the Monster Energy Cup championship to his resume
and is excited to see what track designers Ricky Carmichael and
Jeremy McGrath create.
"We had a pretty exciting season in 2011, so it I think it's going
to be good no matter what (Ricky) Carmichael and (Jeremy) McGrath
throw at us," said Windham. "The competitiveness of the racing is
at a whole new level. Carmichael and McGrath are two of the best
riders the sport has ever seen, and it will be fun to ride a track
that they design. Three shorter motos will for sure keep the racing
tight and interesting. That will make it very difficult to sweep
the night."
Throughout the 2011 Monster Energy Supercross season, Windham, who
was selected as the "Fan Favorite" by the industry and fans, earned
12 top-10 finishes, with a season-best finish of second coming from
Seattle's Qwest Field.
The unique hybrid track will consist of supercross/motocross
terrain and will have a tremendous motocross-style influence,
making it unlike any other stadium race in the world. This track
will be the perfect blend of supercross and motocross combined and
created into the ultimate battleground. The Monster Energy Cup
posts a $250,000 purse with the winner walking away with a $100,000
check, and for the "first time ever" $1 Million will be paid to a
rider that wins all three main events.
Tickets for the 2011 Monster Energy Cup can be purchased at the
Thomas & Mack Center Box Office, UNLVtickets outlets, online at
www.UNLVtickets.com, www.MonsterEnergyCup.com, or by phone at (702)
739-FANS. Tickets will be available at the Sam Boyd Stadium Box
Office on the day of the event only.