LINCOLN, Neb. – In front of a raucous Saturday night crowd in Lincoln, Nebraska, Dalton Krantz (Somers, Iowa) rode supreme, delivering the high-marked ride of the event to win the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s PBR Lincoln inside Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Krantz was sensational in Round 1, riding lights out when he conquered Sweet John (Campbell Cattle Co./Cannon Cattle Co.) for 87 points to surge to an early event lead.

While he was upended by Shakira (Campbell Cattle Co./Cannon Cattle Co.) in a hard-fought 4.38 seconds in the championship round, his first 8-second effort was enough to clinch the win.

In addition to garnering 108 Velocity Global points, Krantz also earned the coveted chance to take on the Larry the Cable Guy’s Git-R-Done Bounty Bull, presented by Morgan & Morgan, America’s Largest Injury Law Firm. In the bounty showdown, Krantz readied to take on the multihyphenate entertainer’s bull, Mr. Koolie (Whitney/A Lazy J Rodeo Bulls/Cornwell Bucking Bulls), for the chance at $10,000.

Nodding with confidence, Krantz erupted from the chutes. However, he was ultimately brought down in a quick 2.01 seconds, denied the cash bonus. Via the out, Mr. Koolie has now been ridden just twice in 48 outs on record, boasting a 95.83% buckoff rate.

Marco Eguchi (Poa, Brazil) and Dakota Warnken (Wakarusa, Indiana) tied for second, each earning 60.5 Velocity Global points in the race to be crowned the 2024 PBR Velocity Tour Champion.

Eguchi and Warnken both logged 85.5-point rides in Round 1, covering Kephart’s Lego Armour (G&H Cattle) and High Ball (3B Cattle Co.), respectively.

Rounding out the Top 5 and tying for fourth were Dener Barbosa (Paulo de Faria, Brazil) and Paulo Ferreira Lima (Bezerrors, Brazil).

For Barbosa, who competed at PBR Lincoln just days after being drafted by the Oklahoma Wildcatters in the PBR Teams Expansion Draft, he topped Dynamo (John Brennan/Danny Ford Enterprises) for 84.5 points in Round 1. Veteran Lima delivered a matching effort in the opening round when he outlasted Barracuda (5S Ranch).

Barbosa and Lima both earned 34.5 Velocity Global points.

The PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour next travels to Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, April 20. Action for PBR Wichita at INTRUST Bank Arena begins at 7:00 p.m. CT.

PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour PBR Lincoln Pinnacle Bank Arena – Lincoln, Nebraska Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2- Round 3-Event Aggregate-Event Points) 1. Dalton Krantz, 87-0-0-87.00-108 Points. 2. Marco Eguchi, 85.5-0-0-85.50-60.5 Points. (tie). Dakota Warnken, 85.5-0-0-85.50-60.5 Points. 4. Dener Barbosa, 84.5-0-0-84.50-34.5 Points. (tie). Paulo Ferreira Lima, 84.5-0-0-84.50-34.5 Points. 6. Zane Cook, 83-0-0-83.00-26 Points. 7. Ednei Caminhas, 82.5-0-0-82.50-19 Points. 8. Ramon de Lima, 81-0-0-81.00-17 Points. 9. Wade Marshall, 80.5-0-0-80.50-15 Points. Grayson Cole [1], 0-0-0-0.00 Grayson Cole [2], 0-0-0-0.00 Hunter Ball [1], 0-0-0-0.00 Hunter Ball [2], 0-0-0-0.00 Claudio Montanha Jr., 0-0-0-0.00 Jean Fernandes Pereira, 0-0-0-0.00 Brandon Chambers, 0-0-0-0.00 Leandro Machado, 0-0-0-0.00 Quincey McDonald, 0-0-0-0.00 Leandro Zampollo, 0-0-0-0.00 Thor Hoefer II, 0-0-0-0.00 Jake Morinec, 0-0-0-0.00 Douglas Lino de Souza, 0-0-0-0.00 Paulo Souza, 0-0-0-0.00 Nicholas Taylor, 0-0-0-0.00 Elijah Mora, 0-0-0-0.00 Elizmar Jeremias, 0-0-0-0.00 Anthony Lyons, 0-0-0-0.00 Devin Hutchinson, 0-0-0-0.00 Bruno Jose Barros, 0-0-0-0.00 Ben Wood, 0-0-0-0.00 Bub Steele, 0-0-0-0.00 Tom Harmon, 0-0-0-0.00 Merle Yoder, 0-0-0-0.00 Mason Collins, 0-0-0-0.00 Mitchell Flaming, 0-0-0-0.00 Jordan Wenger, 0-0-0-0.00

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