KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – In front of an electric crowd at Thompson-Boling Arena, Dylan Smith (Ararat, Virginia) captured his career-first PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT) event win, victorious at Saturday night’s Knoxville Invitational.
The 19-year-old’s win was highlighted by a Round 1 best 89 points atop Switch Hitter (Winston Bucking Bulls/Melton Bull Co.).
For his efforts, Smith collected 220 points, in addition to a check for $6,400. He also earned an invite to compete on the elite tour at the Unleash The Beast’s Iron Cowboy, presented by Ariat, in Los Angeles at the STAPLES Center on Feb. 22-23.
Second place went to Ouncie Mitchell (Fresno, Texas) who netted 115 points and $4,700. The finish tied for the Texan’s best of the year, matching his runner-up effort earlier in the season in Ontario, California.
Much like event winner Smith, Mitchell’s 8-second effort also came in Round 1, marked 88 points on Last Chance (Halpain & Roth).
Jason Mara (Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia), set to compete for Team Australia at next weekend’s PBR Global Cup, finished third. The cowboy from Australia rode Blood Money (GT Bucking Bulls) for 87.5 points in Round 1 to earn 65 points and $3,000.
The event was Mara’s first on U.S. soil since 2014 and second ever on the PWVT.
In fourth was Bryan Titman (East Bernard, Texas), earning 20 points and $2,000. In Round 1, he rode Striker (Winston Bucking Bulls/Melton Bull Co.) for 86.5 points.
The Top-5 finish was Titman’s best of 2019, and third Top-10 effort of the season.
Rounding out the Top 5 was Lindomar Lino (Anapolis, Brazil) who rode How Bout It (UTC / Sellers Bucking Bulls) for 86 points in the first round to earn 15 points and $1,140.
Fans can relive all the action for the PWVT’s Knoxville Invitational tomorrow morning starting at 8:00 a.m. ET on RidePass.com or via the RidePass mobile app.
The PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour next travels to Edinburg, Texas and Bert Ogden Arena for the Edinburg Invitational on Saturday, February 9 at 7:00 p.m. CST.
PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour
Knoxville Invitational
Thompson-Boling Arena – Knoxville, Tennessee
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Dylan Smith, 89-0-89.00-220 Points.
2. Ouncie Mitchell, 88-0-88.00-115 Points.
3. Jason Mara, 87.5-0-87.50-65 Points.
4. Bryan Titman, 86.5-0-86.50-20 Points.
5. Lindomar Lino, 86-0-86.00-15 Points.
6. Cody Casper, 85.5-0-85.50-10 Points.
7. J.T. Pettitt, 85-0-85.00-5 Points.
8. Kurt Shephard, 84.5-0-84.50
(tie). Brady Fielder, 84.5-0-84.50
(tie). Michael Lane, 84.5-0-84.50
11. Tye Chandler, 84-0-84.00
12. Luis Blanco, 83.5-0-83.50
(tie). Andrew Alvidrez, 83.5-0-83.50
14. Ryan Essenpreis, 83-0-83.00
15. Junio Quaresima, 82.5-0-82.50
16. Cody Clint Brewer, 82-0-82.00
17. Shay Marks, 81-0-81.00
Aaron Kleier, 0-0-0.00
Cliff Richardson, 0-0-0.00
Kache Moosman, 0-0-0.00
Eli Miller, 0-0-0.00
Lucas Fideles Souza, 0-0-0.00
Justin Paton, 0-0-0.00
Billy Quade Phillips, 0-0-0.00
Wallace Vieira de Oliveira, 0-0-0.00
Leonardo Lima, 0-0-0.00
Hayden Burdick, 0-0-0.00
Brady Sims, 0-0-0.00
Tyler Harr, 0-0-0.00
Christian Cox, 0-0-0.00
Alex Jenks, 0-0-0.00
Stormy Wing, 0-0-0.00
Carlos Garcia, 0-0-0.00
Zane Cook, 0-0-0.00
Quentin Vaught, 0-0-0.00
Tristen Marshall, 0-0-0.00
Alex Cardozo, 0-0-0.00
Juliano Antonio Da Silva, 0-0-0.00
Jake Goodson, 0-0-0.00
Paulo Souza Rodriguez, 0-0-0.00
David Otey, 0-0-0.00
Romildo Rodrigues, 0-0-0.00
Jacob Dunning, 0-0-0.00
Jesse James, 0-0-0.00
Chase Hamlin, 0-0-0.00