Marvin Musquin Wins $1 Million at Monster Energy Cup
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider, Marvin Musquin, demonstrated a dominating performance and won the $1 million prize, awarded only to the racer who finishes 1-1-1 in a three race format, at the 7th annual 2017 Monster Energy Cup in Las Vegas. Marvin joins Ryan Villopoto as the only two riders to win the coveted $1 million, the biggest prize in motorcycle racing.
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Las Vegas, NV? October 15, 2017 ? Feld Entertainment announced that Red Bull KTM Factory Racing?s Marvin Musquin rode his way to $1 million in front of a sell-out crowd at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas.
For the second time in the event?s seven-year history, the Monster Energy Cup awarded $1 million to the rider who won all three, 10-Lap Main Events in a one-night-only battle for the coveted Monster Energy Cup. Marvin Musquin hoists the $1 million prize from winning the 2017 Monster Energy Cup. Photo Credit: Taku Nagami
Musquin, who finished third at the Monster Energy Cup in 2016, became a first-time winner of the Monster Million after a flawless night that awarded him the biggest prize in motorcycle racing. This feat had only occurred once before in the history of the Monster Energy Cup when four-time Monster Energy Supercross Champion Ryan Villopoto grabbed the honor in 2011.
In the first Main Event, Monster Energy Kawasaki?s Eli Tomac, the reigning Champion, put himself in a position to win $1 million by grabbing an early lead ahead of Musquin, but a downed rider forced a red flag and a Mai...
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