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Fans of Professional Bull Riding were treated with a great event on the past weekend. For the ninth time in tour history, the PBR’s (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour made a stop at the Nutter Center on March 21-22.
For two nights , some of the best bull riders in the world dueled with some of the rankest bovine
competitors bred to buck.
Forty bull riders got on one bull in Round 1 on Friday night. Round 2 on Saturday evening featured the Top 36 riders from Round 1.
After the opening round of the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s (PWVT) Cooper Tires PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Dayton on Friday, Afonso Quintino (Sao Luis dos Montes Belos, Brazil) sits alone atop the leaderboard.
Paired with Roc Bottom (K-C Bucking Bulls), the Brazilian stormed out of the chutes for 88.5 points.
The round win secured Quintino 28 Velocity Global points.
Lucas Fideles Souza (Barnstable, Massachusetts) finished in second.
Souza catapulted out of the gate aboard Red Wing (3B Cattle Co) for 88 points to seize second inside the Nutter Center.
The Commonwealth cowboy garnered 18 Velocity Global points.
Dawson Gleaves (Amarillo, Texas), Dalton Rudman (Wellington, Utah), and Eli Vastbinder (Statesville, North Carolina) all crowd the final spot on the podium.
Gleaves rode Wagon Hound (Halpain Bucking Bulls) for 85.5 points, while Rudman matched the Texan on Flash (Herndon Bucking Bulls) and Vastbinder made the 8 aboard Happy Gambler (Kevin Foreman Bucking Bulls).
All three left the Nutter Center with 16 Velocity Global points.
Velocity Global points contribute to the Velocity Global Standings and determine which new riders are added to the elite Unleash The Beast throughout the season. The Top 3 Velocity Global riders who have not already qualified are also invited to the PBR World Finals in May.
Cooper Tires PBR Dayton concludes with Round 2 and the championship round tomorrow, Saturday, March 22, at 7 p.m. ET.
While the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour bucked in Dayton and Wheeling, West Virginia, the elite Unleash The Beast bucked in Palm Desert, California.
After the dirt settled at the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s (PWVT) Cooper Tires PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Dayton, Michael Lane (Tazewell, Virginia) emerged victorious on Saturday, going a perfect 3-for-3.
In Round 1 Friday night, Lane rode Big Baller (Herndon Bucking Bulls) for 84.5 points.
Now on a roll, the cool-headed Virginian stormed out of the chutes for 86 points aboard Double R Hat House Pepper Shaker (J.C. Knapp Rodeo Co) in Round 2.
Lane then locked in one more time in the championship round, moving in perfect time with Happy Gambler (Kevin Foreman Bucking Bulls) for 84.5 points to split the round win and seize the event lead.
The victory earned Lane 128.5 Velocity Global points.
In second place was Lucas Fideles Souza (Barnstable, Massachusetts).
Souza sat tall aboard Red Wing (3B Cattle Co) for 88 points in Round 1 before seizing the event lead heading into the championship round by riding Aggie Pete (Julian Cattle) for 87 points in Round 2.
In his final out of the weekend, the Commonwealth cowboy was finally bested by Little Eddy (KR Bucking Stock/LTG Bucking Bulls) in 2.72 seconds.
The silver finish secured Souza 85 Velocity Global points.
Afonso Quintino (Sao Luis dos Montes Belos, Brazil) finished third.
Paired with Roc Bottom (K-C Bucking Bulls) in Round 1, the Brazilian danced in perfect time with the powerful bovine competitor for an event-high 88.5 points to win the opening round.
Despite bucking off Dang, Dang (Obernagel/Sho-Me Rodeo) in 4.46 seconds in Round 2, Quintino battled back to ride Sizmagraf (Silver Creek/Sellers/UTC/H5 Bucking Bulls) for a ground-shaking 84.5 points in the championship round.
The final spot on the podium netted Quintino 87 Velocity Global points.
In fourth place was Joao Lucas Campos (Porto Feliz, Brazil).
Campos got off to a strong start inside the Nutter Center, riding Flashbang (LH Cattle Co/Bucking W Farms) for 85 points in Round 1 and Yukon Jack (LH Cattle Co/2T Cattle Co/Broke Spur Ranch) for 87.5 points in Round 2.
However, the Brazilian couldn’t hang on to Roc Bottom past 4.22 seconds in the championship round, ending his bid for the event title.
The 2-for-3 performance garnered Campos 53 Velocity Global points.
Rounding out the Top 5 was Marcus Mast (Middlebury, Indiana).
The grizzled veteran made the 8 for 84.5 points atop Cutter (Silver Creek/Sellers/UTC/H5 Bucking Bulls) in the opening round Friday evening.
In Round 2, Mast thundered out of the gate on 38 Special (Silver Creek/Sellers/UTC/H5 Bucking Bulls) for 86.5 points to punch his ticket to the championship round.
In his final out of the weekend, Mast gave the nod aboard There’s Your Sign (KR Bucking Stock/LTG Bucking Bulls) but was bested after 2.16 seconds.
Mast returned home with 44 Velocity Global points.
Velocity Global points contribute to the Velocity Global Standings and determine which new riders are added to the elite Unleash The Beast throughout the season. The Top 3 Velocity Global riders who have not already qualified are also invited to the PBR World Finals in May.
In the bull pen, There’s Your Sign, Roc Bottom, and High Roller (K-C Bucking Bulls) were all marked 44 points to split the Bull of the Event title.
While the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour bucked in Dayton and Wheeling, West Virginia, the elite Unleash The Beast competes in Palm Desert, California.
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