DERBY CITY CHUTE OUT: This week, for the second consecutive season and sixth time overall, PBR’s elite 2024 Unleash The Beast travels to Louisville, Kentucky, for Cooper Tires PBR Louisville, presented by Pneu-Dart, the twenty-third event of the 24-event 2024 individual season. KFC YUM! Center will host the PBR for two days of action on Friday, April 26 at 7:45 p.m. EDT and Saturday, April 27 at 6:45 p.m. EDT:

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DIAS MAINTAINS HOLD OF NO. 1 SPOT: For the 15th consecutive week, Cassio Dias holds the top spot in the Unleash The Beast standings after going 1-for-2 in Tacoma, Washington. Once again getting off to a strong start, Dias rode Sky Walker for 85.25 points in Round 1 but had his bid for a seventh event win halted by Wishful Thinking in 5.6 seconds in Round 2. Tying for 17th , Dias allowed No. 2 John Crimber to close the gap to a still-distant 494.5 points with one event left in the regular season after the 18-year-old phenom posted back-to-back Top-10 finishes in Washington. Despite a 1-for-4 week in the Evergreen State, Dias has already done enough to secure the top spot in the Unleash The Beast standings heading into the Elimination Rounds of the PBR World Finals and a chance to ride for the PBR Championship inside AT&T Stadium the following weekend.

ALAN DE SOUZA GOES BACK-TO-BACK IN WASHINGTON: No. 5 Alan de Souza became just the third rider to win back-to-back events this season after taking home two event buckles in the Evergreen State last week, joining No. 1 Cassio Dias (St. Louis, Johnstown) and No. 7 Austin Richardson (Albany, New York City). Souza started his 6-for-6 trip to the Northwest by going a perfect 3-for-3 in Everett, covering Get At Me for a modest 83.25 points in Round 1. Following that up with an 86.75-point dance with Smoke Down in Round 2, Souza knew he needed to convert to jump to the top of the leaderboard in the final round, eventually roaring out of the chutes on Centerfold for 85.5 points to take the lead. After no other rider was able to make the 8 in the Championship Round, Souza was victorious. The win in Everett was his second career premier series victory and his first since Minneapolis, Minnesota, in October of 2019. Now seemingly unstoppable, Souza conquered Fort Knox for 81.5 points in the opening round in Tacoma and punched his ticket to Sunday’s Championship Round by riding Hell Bound for 80.75 points. Ranked sixth in the event standings, the Brazilian once again chose Centerfold as his final animal athlete opponent knowing he needed to convert to take home another victory. Nearly matching the ride in Everett stride-for-stride, the pair once again moved in perfect time and the 84.75-point performance was enough to overtake No. 21 Sage Kimzey, who finished second.

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