FAIRFAX, Va. – As the only rider to go a perfect 2-for-2 at the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Challenger Series event in Fairfax, Virginia, Alex Marcilio (Macaubal, Brazil) clinched the event win Sunday afternoon inside EagleBank Arena, victorious at the PBR Autolite FRAM Invitational.
Marcilio first put points on the board in Round 1 when he covered UNO (Blake Sharp) for 85 points.
Courtesy of the score, Marcilio punched his ticket to the championship round second on the event leaderboard.
The Austin Gamblers team member then readied to take on White Dust (Mike Miller Bucking Bulls). Remaining in perfect time with the animal athlete, Marcilio reached the requisite 8 for an event-best 86.5 points to cement the victory.
The golden finish earned Marcilio 41 Challenger Series points.
Second was Virginia’s own Michael Lane (Tazewell, Virginia), collecting 27 Challenger Series points.
Lane was unmatched in the opening round of competition on Saturday, delivering the top score when he covered Draco (Blake Sharp/Koe Wetzel/Hurt/Wilson/Lee) for 85.5 points.
The veteran rider, however, fell short of the win when he was bucked off by Red Scorpion (Mike Miller Bucking Bulls) in 3.44 seconds in the final round.
As the only other rider to deliver a qualified ride, Brazilian newcome Mynar Barrientos was third.
Barrientos’ 82-point trip atop Big Money (Mike Miller Bucking Bulls) earned him 13 Challenger Series points.
In the bull pen, Smokestack (Shapr/Wilson/American Spirits/C-M) bucked a cut above the rest, crowned the Bull of the Event.
Smokestack led the field with his 44-point bull score earned in the championship round when he bucked off Joao Paulo Fernandes (Hidrolina, Brazil) in a swift 1.75 seconds.
The 2022 PBR Challenger Series will continue Saturday, October 1 with events in both Ruidoso, New Mexico and Yakima, Washington. Action for the All-American Cowboy Fest at Ruidoso Racetrack will get underway at 5:00 p.m. MT, and the Yakima PBR will begin at the Central Washington State Fair at 5:00 p.m. PT.
PBR Challenger Series
PBR Autolite FRAM Invitational
EagleBank Arena – Fairfax, Virginia
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2- Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Alex Marcilio [2], 0-0-85-86.5-171.50-41 Points.
2. Michael Lane [1], 0-0-85.5-0-85.50-27 Points.
3. Mynar Barrientos [2], 0-0-82-0-82.00-13 Points.
Chase Wimer, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Joao Paulo Fernandes [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Joao Paulo Fernandes [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Alex Jenks [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Alex Jenks [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Felipe Nogueira, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Dustin Herman [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Dustin Herman [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Brandon Chambers [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Brandon Chambers [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Michael Lane [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Carlos Garcia [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Carlos Garcia [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Eder Barbosa [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Eder Barbosa [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Alex Marcilio [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Claudio Montanha Jr. [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Claudio Montanha Jr. [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Levi Hershberger [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Levi Hershberger [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Eloisio Boaventura [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Eloisio Boaventura [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Will Loomis [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Will Loomis [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Warlen Aquino [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Warlen Aquino [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Esvin Garcia [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Esvin Garcia [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Giovanni Garcia [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Giovanni Garcia [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Dylan Smith, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Cody West [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Cody West [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Adrian Stackhouse [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Adrian Stackhouse [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Marcus Brubacker [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Marcus Brubacker [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Varnei José Santana Junio, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Zack Oberholzer [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Zack Oberholzer [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Nigel Coates [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Nigel Coates [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Mynar Barrientos [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Antonio Alvarado [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Antonio Alvarado [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Nick Mest, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Photo courtesy of Andre Silva/Bull Stock Media