Veteran Kevin Windham will race the Monster Energy Cup in October.

GEICO Honda’s Kevin Windham is the latest top AMA regular who has confirmed he will compete at this year’s inaugural Monster Energy Cup race, set to take place on 15 October from Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium.

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.

“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. We had a pretty exciting season in 2011, so it I think it’s going to be good no matter what Carmichael and McGrath throw at us.

“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.

The Monster Energy Cup posts a $250,000 purse with the winner walking away with a $100,000 check, and $1-Million will be paid to a rider that wins all three main events.