Austin Politelli in action at San Diego earlier this yeat. Image: Simon Cudby.

KTM Motorsports has announced it will debut a four-rider team at the upcoming Monster Energy Cup to be held at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas this weekend.

2013 Canadian MX2 Motocross Champion Austin Politelli will join team regulars Ryan Dungey, Ken Roczen and Marvin Musquin in a ‘wild card’ appearance.

Dungey and Roczen will campaign 450 SX-Fs, while Musquin and Politelli will compete aboard the 350 SX-F.

The MEC will mark Roczen’s first race aboard the larger motorcycle since his announcement to move up to the big bike class at the end of the 2013 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Series.

“With Roczen moving up to the 450 we have a spare 2013 KTM 350 SX-F at the shop so we are happy to give Austin the opportunity to display his abilities riding a factory-prepared Red Bull KTM race bike,” commented Red Bull KTM team manager Roger DeCoster.

“Austin had a number of good finishes as a privateer this year racing the SX West Coast series, including finishing fourth at San Diego. He then went on to win the Canadian MX2 championship, so I think he well deserves our support to race MEC.

“Plus, I really like the idea of a one-off wild card entry as the MEC race is known for being an anything can happen style of event.”

Politelli placed inside the top 10 at multiple West Coast Lites Supercross rounds in the US earlier this season as a privateer. He then went to Canada for the first time to race the Canadian Motocross Championship, where he was able to win the MX2 title.