The Fourth Stop of the PBR Team Shootout invades Guthrie!

By Linda Rosser, PBR
Posted Friday, August 22, 2008

PUEBLO, Colo. (August 20, 2008) - The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) invades Oklahoma with the fourth stop of the PBR Team Shootout on Saturday, August 23 at 8:00 p.m. The two-man-team competition featuring the top 20 bull riders in the world will turn up the heat at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Okla. The action from Guthrie will air on ESPN2 on Sunday, September 7, at 6:30 p.m. EST.

Fans will have the opportunity to see bull riding legends like three time World Champion Adriano Moraes (Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil), 2004 World Champion Mike Lee (Decatur, Texas), current World number one Guilherme Marchi (Leme, SP, Brazil), and fan favorites J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.) and Mike White (De Kalb, Texas ).

Tickets can be purchased in person at the Lazy E Ticket Office, by phone at (405) 235-8288 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets are priced at $20, $35, $50.

Due to injuries, four teams have been reformatted: Bryan Richardson (Dallas, Texas.) will now partner with Aaron Pass (Hillsboro, Texas) to replace injured team captain Brian Canter (Randleman, N.C.) and Marcelo Cruz (SP, Brazil) will team up with Guilherme Marchi to substitute for wounded Juliano Marchi (Bariri, SP, Brazil).

The teams competing in Guthrie are:

Team Kershaw Knives: Guilherme Marchi (Leme, SP, Brazil) and Marcelo Cruz (SP, Brazil)
Team Oliveira: Valdiron de Oliveria (Aparecida de Goiania, GO, Brazil) and Pim Rosa (San Paulo, Brazil)
Team Lostroh: Kody Lostroh (Longmont, Colo.) and Matt Austin (Wills Point, Texas)
Team Mauney: J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.) and Bart Miller (Oshkosh, Neb.)
Team Lee: Mike Lee (Decatur, Texas) and Wiley Petersen (Fort Hall, Idaho)
Team Nunes: Renato Nunes (Buritama, SP, Brazil) and Marcelo Nunes (Buritama, SP, Brazil)
Team Big Tex: Mike White (De Kalb, Texas) and Colby Yates (Fort Worth, Texas)
Team Moraes: Adriano Moraes (Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil) and Allan Moraes (Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil)
Team Richardson: Bryan Richardson (Dallas, Texas) and Aaron Pass (Hillsboro, Texas)
Team Brown: Zack Brown (Santa Fe, Texas) and Mark Lopes (Sutter Creek, Calif.)

The top ten teams from all four Shootout stops will compete at the PBR Team Shootout Finals on August 28 in Pueblo, Colo.

For more information on the 2008 PBR Team Shootout, please visit www.pbrnow.com or call Linsay Rosser at 719 242 2800 ext. 3368.

About the PBR: Visit www.pbrnow.com

More than 100 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on FOX, NBC, VERSUS and on a host of foreign networks across the globe. With approximately 400 hours of prime time programming annually PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air, in addition to attracting over one and one half million live event attendees each year with its multi-tiered event structure which includes the marquee Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler, the Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour,, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants. The PBR is headquartered in Pueblo, Colo., and has over 1,200 PBR bull riders compete in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico.