ST. LOUIS, Mo. (February 27, 2009) - On stop #12 on the prestigious Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS), the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) headed to Missouri for the first of two back-to-back stops in The Show-Me State. St. Louis’ Scottrade Center played host to the top 40 bull riders in the world as they took on the toughest bulls in the industry during round one of the 2009 Enterprise Rent-A-Car Invitational. In the end, number one bull rider in the world J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.) took the round one victory after riding the bull, Ft. Worth, owned by Circle T Ranch & Rodeo, for 88.75 points.
PBR rookie Jimmy Tubbs (Greenbrier, Ark.) took second place after scoring 88 points on Circle T Ranch & Rodeo’s bull, Outa Da Blue. Third place went to Kansas bull rider Skeeter Kingsolver (Mclouth, Kan.) who rode the bull, Montego Bay (Chad Berger/Clay Struve/Julie Rosen) for 87 points while PBR fan favorite Wiley Petersen (Fort Hall, Idaho) took on Smokey, owned by Robinson/Broken N-N/Jeffrey Scott/Larry the Cable Guy/Gary Blythe, for 86.5 points.
Due to his round one win at last weekend’s Glendale Invitational in Glendale, Ariz., Cody Ford (Stanfield, Ore.) was eligible to compete for the $5,000 Enterprise Rent-A-Car “Ride with the Best” bonus during round one of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Invitational. Ford did not make the whistle on the bull, Sleepy Cat; therefore, the stock contractor, David Day, took home the $5,000 bonus.
Tomorrow the top 40 bull riders will draft their round two bull at the Sheraton St. Louis City Center Hotel. Round winner Mauney will pick first while the other 39 bull riders follow in succession based on their round one scores. After all of the riders who received scores have selected their bulls, the riders will select their bulls based on their buck-off times with the quickest buck-off time picking last.
The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Invitational continues on Saturday, February 28 as the world’s best bull riders compete to see who will take home the coveted St. Louis event title. Catch all of the action when round two airs LIVE on VERSUS at 8 p.m. EST and don’t miss the exciting conclusion when VERSUS airs round three and the Built Ford Tough Championship Round on Sunday, February 15 at 8 p.m. EST.
INJURY REPORT:
Ryan Dirteater (Hulbert, Okla.) suffered a concussion after being bucked off of his first round bull. He is questionable for tomorrow’s round.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Invitational RESULTS
ROUND ONE: 1) J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.) 88.75 points on Ft. Worth (Circle T Ranch & Rodeo), $7,000; 2) Jimmy Tubbs (Greenbrier, Ark.) 88 points on Outa Da Blue (Circle T Ranch & Rodeo), $5,000; 3) Skeeter Kingsolver (Mclouth, Kan.) 87 points on Montego Bay (Chad Berger/Clay Struve/Julie Rosen), $3,000; 4) Wiley Petersen (Fort Hall, Idaho) 86.5 points on Smokey (Robinson/Broken N-N/Jeffrey Scott/Larry the Cable Guy/Gary Blythe).
Don’t miss out on any of the action at the 2009 Built Ford Tough World Finals in Las Vegas, Nev. The world-class event will take place on Oct. 30-Nov 1 and Nov. 5-8 at the Thomas & Mack Center---get your tickets NOW at 866.PBR.SHOW or unlvtickets.com.
About the PBR:
More than 100 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on FOX, NBC, ESPN, VERSUS, and on a host of foreign networks across the globe. With approximately 500 hours of prime time programming annually, PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air, in addition to attracting over 1.7 million live event attendees each year with it multi-tiered event structure which includes the prestigious Built Ford Tough Series, 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., with additional offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. The PBR prides itself in its 1,000 plus stock contractor relationships and over 1,200 PBR bull riders competing in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions in five countries.
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