McBride has added $17,730 to his season earnings in only two nights of competition. As the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Ride with Best rider he was eligible to compete for a $5,000 bonus each night by virtue of his event win in New Orleans, La. last weekend. Brazil's superstar Guilherme Marchi (Leme, Sao Paulo, Brazil) reinforced his elite status with an 87.5 point ride aboard Nervous Waters owned by Frontier/Teague Bucking Bulls for second place. Illinois newcomer, Matt Werries (Jacksonville) rounded out the top three with 86 points aboard Page & Teague Bucking Bulls' Night Life.
Tune in to VERSUS tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. to see if McBride can win his second consecutive event title of the 2007 Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler season. All times are Eastern; please visit http://www.pbrnow.com/media/tv/ for the complete broadcast schedule.
Cabela's Classic Results:
FIRST ROUND: 1) Fabricio Alves (Sao Paulo, Brazil) 89.5 points on Herbert & Stamford's Handsome Jack, $7,000; 2) Justin McBride (Elk City, OK) 87.5 points on Page & Teague Bucking Bulls' Crazy Train, $5,000; 3) J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.) 87.25 points on 5G Farms Bucking Bulls' Rowdy You Hou, $3,000; 4/5) Paulo Crimber (Olimpia, Sao Paulo, Brazil) 87 points on Bryan Smith's Mako, $1,600; 4/5) Mark Lopes (Pioneer, Calif.) 87 points McNeil/Weeks' River City Dreams, $1,600.
SECOND ROUND: 1) Justin McBride (Elk City, Okla.) 91 points on Chumley/Katich/R&L's Dr. Proctor, $2,730; 2) Guilherme March (Leme, Sao Paulo, Brazil) 87.25 points on Frontier/Teague Bucking Bulls' Nervous Waters, $1,950; 3) Matt Werries (Jacksonville, Ill.) 86 points on Page & Teague Bucking Bulls' Night Life, $1,170.
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.