PUEBLO, Colo. (February 28, 2009) - The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) hosted the world’s best bull riders at St. Louis’ Scottrade Center for round two of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Invitational. On stop #12 on the prestigious Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS), Brazilian superstar and Team Enterprise rider Renato Nunes (Buritama, SP, Brazil) took the round two victory with an 88.5 point ride on Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls’ Optimist Prime---a bull he picked in the second round draft held earlier in the day. Nunes pocketed a check for $2,730.
Taking second place was Pete Farley (Kemsey, AUS) who scored 88.25 points on the bull, Far West, owned by Martinez Bucking Bulls, LLC. 2008 PBR World Champion Guilherme Marchi (Leme, SP, Brazil) took third place after riding the bull, Lil’ Wicked (Chad Berger/Clay Struve), for 88 points while young gun Cody Ford (Stanfield, Ore.) rode the bull, Black Jack, owned by Circle T Ranch & Rodeo, for 87.75 points.
Due to his round one win at last night’s Enterprise Rent-A-Car Invitational, PBR superstar J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.) was eligible to compete for the $5,000 Enterprise Rent-A-Car “Ride with the Best” bonus during round two of the St. Louis event. Mauney did not make the whistle on the bull, Bad Action; therefore, the stock contractors, Chad Berger/Slay Struve, took home the $5,000 bonus.
The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Invitational will wrap up tomorrow as the top 4 bull riders in the world will compete in round three and the Built Ford Tough Championship Round to decide who will take home the coveted event title. Tune-in to VERSUS at 8 p.m. EST on Sunday, March 1, to catch all of the action from the Show Me State!!
INJURY REPORT:
Chris Shivers (Jonesville, La.) sustained a strained hip abductor. He will ride in tomorrow’s round.
Brian Canter (Randleman, N.C.) sprained his right shoulder. He will compete in round three in St. Louis.
Mike Lee (Decatur, Texas) separated his left shoulder. He will ride in Sunday’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), $2,000.
ROUND TWO: 1) Renato Nunes (Buritama, SP, Brazil) 88.5 points on Optimist Prime (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls), $2,730; 2) Pete Farley (Kempsey, AUS) 88.25 points on Far West (Martinez Bucking Bulls, LLC), $1,950; 3) Guilherme Marchi (Leme, SP, Brazil) 88 points on Lil’ Wicked (Chad Berger/Clay Struve), $1,170; 4) Cody Ford (Stanfield, Ore.) 87.75 points on Black Jack (Circle T Ranch & Rodeo).
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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