WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ― Shane Proctor won Round 1 of the Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series Winston-Salem Invitational riding Stinger (Craig Wagoner) for 88 points at the LJVM Coliseum on Friday night.
Round 2 begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are available at www.Ticketmaster.com, and by telephone at (800) 745-3000. Each of the 35 riders will ride Saturday. Following Round 2, up to 15 riders will advance to the Built Ford Tough Championship Round.
Jared Farley and Ryan McConnel are tied for second after riding Anonymous (Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC) and Jim's Jacket (Wally Barnette) for 87 points, respectively. North Carolina native J.B. Mauney sits in fourth place with 86.50 points on Come Back (Gold Spur Ranch).
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The PBR is celebrating 20 years of competition in 2013. PBR broadcasts reach more than half a billion households in 50 nations and territories around the world, and more than 2.5 million fans attend PBR events each year. PBR has awarded more than $120 million dollars in prize money over 20 years of competition, including a $1 million dollar bonus to the PBR World Champion each year.
Winston-Salem is the third of 26 stops in 18 states on the Built Ford Tough Series schedule, which again opened the season with capacity crowds at Madison Square Garden in New York. The season will conclude at the Built Ford Tough World Finals in Las Vegas on Oct. 23-27, 2013. The PBR World Champion will receive the coveted Championship buckle and a $1 million bonus and a new pickup truck from Ford, the title sponsor of the Built Ford Tough Series.
Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series
Winston-Salem Invitational
LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem
Event Leaders (Round 1-Total Points)
1. Shane Proctor, 88-88 points.
2. Jared Farley, 87-87 points.
Ryan McConnel, 87-87 points.
4. J. B. Mauney, 86.5-86.50 points.
5. Cody Nance, 86.25-86.25 points.
6. Ty Pozzobon, 85.5-85.50 points.
7. Renato Nunes, 85-85 points.
8. Luke Snyder, 84-84 points.
9. Emilio Resende, 83.75-83.75 points.
Silvano Alves, 83.75-83.75 points.
11. Eduardo Aparecido, 83-83 points.
12. Jordan Hupp, 82.5-82.50 points.
13. Mike Lee, 82.25-82.25 points.
Aaron Roy, 0-0 points.
Agnaldo Cardozo, 0-0 points.
Austin Meier, 0-0 points.
Ben Jones, 0-0 points.
Billy Robinson, 0-0 points.
Brendon Clark, 0-0 points.
Caleb Sanderson, 0-0 points.
Chase Outlaw, 0-0 points.
Cody Johnson, 0-0 points.
Dakota Beck, 0-0 points.
Douglas Duncan, 0-0 points.
Edevaldo Ferreira, 0-0 points.
Guilherme Marchi, 0-0 points.
Harve Stewart, 0-0 points.
Jason Malone, 0-0 points.
Jory Markiss, 0-0 points.
Kody Lostroh, 0-0 points.
Lachlan Richardson, 0-0 points.
Marco Eguchi, 0-0 points.
Nathan Schaper, 0-0 points.
Ryan Dirteater, 0-0 points.
Stormy Wing, 0-0 points.