Tickets for the Express PBR Classic will be going on sale this Friday, August 3. Tickets start at $23 and are available thru Smith's Tix by calling 801-467-8499 or by visiting http://www.smithstix.com/.

With the PBR's AlphaTrade National Champion title on the line at that time - a potential $200,000 title awarded to the bull rider who ends the BFTS regular season in the #1 position - and the PBR World Champion title being determined barely two weeks later in Las Vegas, fans can expect to see some of the most fiercely intense bull riding action in the PBR.

Justin McBride (Elk City, Okla.), the 2005 PBR World Champion and current leader on the BFTS tour is ahead of J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, NC) by only 1,615 points, which could easily be made up by Mauney in the last two events - this makes the Express PBR Classic a pivotal event for both men. Three-time PBR World Champion Adriano Moraes (Sao Paulo, Brazil) is determined to win an unprecedented fourth world title and his sights are focused on making each event count. With virtually three hours of pulsating, non-stop rock and roll action offering the only available up close and personal look of the best men and bulls in the world, the Express PBR Classic is a must for bull riding fans.

All PBR Built Ford Tough Series events are aired on VERSUS each Saturday and Sunday night at 8:00 ET. The Express PBR Classic will air Sunday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. ET. Check your local listings for additional details.

For additional information on the Express PBR Classic or the Professional Bull Riders, Inc., please visit http://www.pbrnow.com/ or call Jodie Edmonds at 719-242-2800 ext. 3366.

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 is headquartered in Pueblo, Colo., and has over 1,200 PBR bull riders competing in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico.