The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) continued to buck into the Holiday season with U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (USSTC) Challenger Tour event in Lexington, Va. Each cowboy is vying for one of the 45 coveted positions on the Built Ford Tough Series by collecting PBR bucks at each sanctioned event. The lower tier events are crucial for the up and coming stars of the PBR hoping to gain stardom as an elite BFTS bull rider. Results are as follows:

Lexington, Va., Virginia PBR Challenge, US Smokeless Tobacco Company Challenger Tour:

Results from December, 8:

1) Jake Mann (Needville, Texas) 175.5 points, $5,185.45; 2) Tater Porter (Kenansville, Fla.) 175 points, $3,090.55; 3) Clayton Williams (Carthage, Texas) 171 points, $1,833.61; 4) Gerardo Venegas (Juarez, Mexico) 170 points, $1,274.97.

Results from December, 9:

1) Mike Lee (Decatur, Texas) 174 points, $3,980.46; 2) Cord McCoy (Tupelo, Okla.) 169 points, $2,873.26; 3) Billy Robinson (Galax, Va.) 165.5 points, $1,766.06; 4) Rylan Wright (Midway, Utah) 87 points, $2,319.66.

In the upcoming week, PBR bull riders will have the opportunity to earn qualifier dollars at one PBR Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour Event:

On December 15^th and 16^th the Kearney PBR Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour event rocks into the Buffalo County Fairgrounds, getting underway at 7:30 p.m. nightly. Tickets are still available by calling 308-236-9778.

About PBR:
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 500 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 U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Challenger Tour, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants. The PBR's governing board of directors is comprised of renowned bull riders who have developed the event into a stand alone sport which is experiencing unprecedented growth in global popularity. The PBR is headquartered in Colorado Springs, 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.

For additional information on the Professional Bull Riders, Inc., please visit http://www.pbrnow.com/ or call 719.471.3008.