WORCESTER, Mass. – As a raucous, sold-out crowd watched on Saturday night inside the DCU Center, Brandon McDowell (Hopwood, Pennsylvania) reached a crucial career milestone at the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour event in Worcester, Massachusetts. Backed by a Round 1-winning score, McDowell won his career-first event with the PBR, victorious at the Worcester Rumble.
In the opening round of action, McDowell was tasked with Crazed Addiction (Cornwell Bucking Bulls). Remaining in perfect time with the animal athlete, McDowell reached the whistle for an event-best 84 points.
Despite being upended in the championship round, tossed by Train Station (Cornwell Bucking Bulls) in 2.95 seconds, the 22-year-old’s Round 1 score was enough to cement his victory.
McDowell left Massachusetts having earned 108 Velocity Global points as he chases his career-first berth to the Velocity Tour Finals this May in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Cody McCandless (Dairy, Pennsylvania) and Vitor Losnake (Bauru, Brazil) tied for second, each netting 60.5 Velocity Global points.
The duo of riders recorded matching 83-point rides in Round 1 of the Worcester Rumble. McCandless dominated Sky Lights High Rise (Mike Miller Bucking Bulls), while Losnake topped Peg Leg (J Bar W).
Bryan Titman (East Bernard, Texas) parlayed a 61.5-point ride atop Baldy (J Bar W) into a fourth-place result. He will return to Texas having collected 29 Velocity Global points.
Rounding out the Top 5 in fifth was Eduardo Oliveira (Nova Lacereda, Brazil).
Oliveira was the only other rider to deliver a score, riding Recall (J Bar W) for 53 points in the opening round, and earning 24 Velocity Global points in the process.
The PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour next travels to Knoxville, Tennessee, and Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday, March 4. The PBR Knoxville Invitational gets underway at 7 p.m. EST.
PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour
PBR Worcester Rumble
DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2- Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Brandon McDowell, 84-0-84.00-108 Points.
2. Cody McCandless, 83-0-83.00-60.5 Points.
(tie). Vitor Losnake [2], 83-0-83.00-60.5 Points.
4. Bryan Titman, 61.5-0-61.50-29 Points.
5. Eduardo de Oliveira, 53-0-53.00-24 Points.
Grayson Cole [1], 0-0-0.00
Grayson Cole [2], 0-0-0.00
Jake Goodson, 0-0-0.00
Tristen Marshall, 0-0-0.00
Eder Barbosa, 0-0-0.00
Devon Weaver, 0-0-0.00
Wesley Goncalves, 0-0-0.00
Robson Aragão, 0-0-0.00
Emilio Resende, 0-0-0.00
Justin Bates, 0-0-0.00
Jose Muralles, 0-0-0.00
Paulo Rodriguez, 0-0-0.00
Elijah Lankford, 0-0-0.00
Walter Oliveira, 0-0-0.00
Vagner Mendes Vasconcelos, 0-0-0.00
Charlyson Oliveira, 0-0-0.00
Adrian Stackhouse, 0-0-0.00
Carlos Henrique de Souza, 0-0-0.00
Vitor Losnake [1], 0-0-0.00
Marcus Brubacker, 0-0-0.00
Lane Nelson, 0-0-0.00
Lucas Felix, 0-0-0.00
Geferson Damascena, 0-0-0.00
Cristhian Felipe Pereira Maia, 0-0-0.00
Eliomar De Jesus Moreira, 0-0-0.00
Jhonatan Patrick Fagundas Nunes, 0-0-0.00
Iuslei Rodrigues De Sousa, 0-0-0.00
Jefferson Silva, 0-0-0.00
Igor Dias Santana, 0-0-0.00
Trevor Taghon, 0-0-0.00
