BANGOR, Maine – As the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s (PWVT) Kubota Classic rolled to a close on Saturday night, Justin Bates (Temple, Georgia) maintained momentum after his top 5 finish in Round 1 to emerge victorious in Round 2.
The 29-year-old Georgia cowboy had Bangor fans on the edge of their seats as he fired out of the chutes aboard Corner Pocket (Generations Pro Rodeo, Inc.) with an impressive 84.5-point ride.
For his victory in the round, Bates earned 28 Velocity Global points and heads into championship Sunday as the No. 2 man in Bangor.
Dakota Eagleburger (Fair Grove, Missouri) punched his ticket into Round 3 with his second-place finish.
Eagleburger erupted from the chutes aboard Empty Glass (Lucas Manning Bucking Bulls), matching his bovine athlete jump-for-jump en route to recording an 83-point ride.
For his efforts, he earned 18 Velocity Global points.
Veteran Keith Hall (Blakely, Georgia) went to work aboard Tin Cup (J Bar W) for 81.5 points and a third-place finish in Round 2.
Along with being in championship contention going into Sunday, Hall earned 17 Velocity Global points.
Fourth place for the night went to Garrett Jones (Devers, Texas). As the Round 1 champion, he showed out with his 81-point matchup with G Money (Mike Miller Bucking Bulls).
His efforts netted the Texas man 16 Velocity Global points.
Rounding out the Top 5 of the night was Dawson Branton (Jefferson, Oregon).
Branton bested Captain Crook (Mike Miller Bucking Bulls) from the moment the chutes opened, turning in an 80-point ride.
The cowboy netted 15 Velocity Global points.
The Kubota Classic will continue inside the Cross Insurance Center as the top bull riders of the PWVT return for the Championship Round on Sunday, March 13 at 2 p.m. EST.
PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT) - Bangor Classic
Cross Insurance Center – Bangor, Maine
Name, Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Round 4-Event Aggregate-Event Points
1. Garrett Jones, 87.5-81-0-0-168.50-39 Points.
2. Justin Bates, 83-84.5-0-0-167.50-43 Points.
3. Dakota Eagleburger, 81.5-83-0-0-164.50-32 Points.
4. Jeffrey Ramagos, 84-78.5-0-0-162.50-22 Points.
5. Dustin Martinez, 87.5-0-0-0-87.50-23 Points.
6. Vitor Losnake, 87-0-0-0-87.00-17 Points.
7. Keith Hall, 0-81.5-0-0-81.50-17 Points.
8. Dawson Branton, 0-80-0-0-80.00-15 Points.
Grayson Cole, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Mason Moody, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Chase Dougherty, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Jake Morinec, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Kyle Jones, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Elijah Mora, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Brandon McDowell, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Justin Ethridge, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Matt Allgood, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Cody McCandless, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Brandon Ballard, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Dustin Herman, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Bryan Titman, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Eduardo de Oliveira, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Alex Jenks, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Bennie Shetler, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Jake Goodson, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Tristen Marshall, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Eder Barbosa, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Walter Oliveira, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Charlyson Oliveira, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Carlos Henrique de Souza, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Jaxton Mortensen, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Wesley Goncalves, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Cameron Delano, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Geferson Damascena, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Colby Anderson, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Trevor Taghon, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Photo courtesy of Kevin Bennett/Kevin Bennett Photography