NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – In front of a sold-out Saturday night crowd in North Charleston, South Carolina, Dustin Herman (Dudley Shoals, North Carolina) rode lights out, delivering a perfect 3-for-3 performance to win the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s CURT PBR North Charleston.

As the competition got underway, Herman first took on Hells Bells (Blue Ridge Bucking Bulls/Triple T), reaching the requisite 8 with ease for 85.5 points.

In Round 2, Herman delivered his second score in as many attempts as he topped Dang, Dang (Burkham Contracting Inc.) for 84.5 points.

The North Carolinian then squared off with Rattlesnake Shake (TDS/Buentello Bucking Bulls 2) in the championship round. Nodding with confidence, Herman burst from the chutes inside North Charleston Coliseum, matching the bovine athlete jump-for-jump en route to the whistle as the capacity crowd erupted in raucous cheer.

Awarded a round-best 86.5 points, the qualified ride clinched the event win for Herman.

Courtesy of the golden finish, Herman garnered a crucial 134.5 Velocity Global points.

As the only other rider to go a perfect 3-for-3, Ramon de Lima (Rio Branco, Brazil) was second, netting 98.5 Velocity Global points.

Lima, who rides for the Austin Gamblers in the separate PBR Teams league, rode S7H 63H (Silent 7/Hilton Bull Co.) for 85 points in Round 1 before covering CB’s Buck Naked (LH Cattle Co./Chandler Cattle Co.) for 82 points in Round 2.

The veteran Brazilian then punctuated his perfect performance by tying for the championship round win via his 86.5-point effort aboard Oreo (Dustin Denning Bucking Bulls).

The Florida Freedom’s Grayson Cole (New Ringgold, Pennsylvania) was third.

After riding Flashbang (GN Livestock & Bucking Bulls/Lucas Manning Bucking Bulls) for 87 points in Round 1, Cole’s momentum ended abruptly in Round 2 when he was tossed by Cut The Deck (Barrett/Barnes PRCA Rodeo) in 3.72 seconds.

Quick to rebound, Cole returned with newfound confidence in the championship round, teaming with Joe Exotic (Lucas Manning Bucking Bulls) for an 85-point score to cement the bronze showing.

Cole left the Palmetto State having earned 71 Velocity Global points.

Justin Ethridge (Buford, Georgia) and Paulo Ferreira Lima (Bezerros, Brazil) rounded out the Top 5, tying for fourth.

For Ethridge, he earned 45.5 Velocity Global points for his 83-point ride on S7H 50H (Silent 7/Hilton Bull Co.) and 84.5-point ride atop Johnny’s After Party (TDS/Buentello Bucking Bulls).

Lima collected 46.5 Velocity Global points for his 85.5-point score on Riser (Topline Steel Bucking Bulls/Barrett) and 82-point trip on Yellowstone (5S Ranch).

The PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour next travels to Reading, Pennsylvania, and Cedar Park, Texas, on Feb. 9-10.

PBR Reading at Santander Arena gets underway on Friday, Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. EST and concludes on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. EST. PBR Cedar Park at H-E-B Center begins on Friday, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m. CST and concludes on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. CST.

PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour CURT PBR North Charleston North Charleston Coliseum – North Charleston, South Carolina Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3- Event Aggregate-Event Points) 1. Dustin Herman, 85.5-84.5-86.5-256.50-134.5 Points. 2. Ramon de Lima, 85-82-86.5-253.50-98.5 Points. 3. Grayson Cole, 87-0-85-172.00-71 Points. 4. Justin Ethridge, 83-84.5-0-167.50-45.5 Points. (tie). Paulo Ferreira Lima, 85.5-82-0-167.50-46.5 Points. 6. Marco Eguchi, 88-79-0-167.00-48 Points. 7. João Paulo Fernandes, 81-83-0-164.00-27.33 Points. (tie). Marcelo Procopio Pereira, 77.5-86.5-0-164.00-33.5 Points. 9. Warlei de Oliveira da Silva, 69-80-0-149.00-14 Points. 10. Jake Morinec, 85.5-0-0-85.50-18 Points. 11. Brandon Chambers, 0-85-0-85.00-18 Points. (tie). Claudio Montanha Jr., 0-85-0-85.00-18 Points. 13. Andy Bohl, 84.5-0-0-84.50-13 Points. 14. Garrett Jones, 83.5-0-0-83.50-12 Points. 15. Dener Barbosa, 0-83-0-83.00-13.5 Points. 16. Dylan Smith, 82-0-0-82.00-10 Points. 17. Zane Cook, 81-0-0-81.00-8.33 Points. (tie). Leandro Zampollo, 81-0-0-81.00-8.33 Points. 19. Lucas Divino, 73-0-0-73.00 20. Marcos Gloria, 70.5-0-0-70.50 Cody McCandless, 0-0-0-0.00 Michael Lane, 0-0-0-0.00 Jean Fernandes Pereira, 0-0-0-0.00 Thor Hoefer II, 0-0-0-0.00 Matt Allgood, 0-0-0-0.00 Max Castro, 0-0-0-0.00 Keith Hall, 0-0-0-0.00 Dakota Louis, 0-0-0-0.00 Jason Landing, 0-0-0-0.00 Bryan Titman, 0-0-0-0.00 Dakota Warnken, 0-0-0-0.00 Brandon McDowell, 0-0-0-0.00 Dustin Martinez, 0-0-0-0.00 Anthony Lyons, 0-0-0-0.00 Eduardo de Oliveira, 0-0-0-0.00 Alex Jenks, 0-0-0-0.00 Jake Goodson, 0-0-0-0.00 Perry Schrock, 0-0-0-0.00 Alex Junior da Silva, 0-0-0-0.00 Jeferson Silva, 0-0-0-0.00

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