GREENVILLE, S.C. – In front of a sold-out Saturday night crowd in Greenville, South Carolina, Afonso Quintino (São Luis dos Montes Belos, Brazil) rode a cut above the rest, delivering a 2-for-3 performance inside Bon Secours Wellness Arena to win the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s Cooper Tires PBR Greenville. 

Quintino got off to a hot start Friday night, winning Round 1 after he went the distance on Ol Buddy (Blake Sharp/Jason Edmondson) for 85.5 points. 

The reserved Brazilian maintained his spot atop the leaderboard in Round 2 when he delivered the second-best score, covering Rag Doll (J Bar W) for 84.5 points. 

While Quintino bucked off in the championship round, tossed by Cash Goblin (Dave Martin/Mike Miller Bucking Bulls) in 3.61 seconds, his opening scores proved enough to clinch the victory. 

Courtesy of the golden finish, Quintino garnered a crucial 126 points in the race to be crowned the 2025 PBR Velocity Tour Champion. 

On Saturday night, PBR continued to honor the community’s selfless heroes for their efforts in the wake of the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Helene. With an electric crowd on its feet in cheer, United Cajun Navy Head Operations Commander Tyler Poling was presented with the prestigious Be Cowboy Award, recognizing his unwavering support for the recovery efforts. 

For photos of the Be Cowboy Award presentation, courtesy Gwinn Davis, click here. For b-roll, courtesy PBR, click here.

Returning to the event leaderboard, Carlos Garcia (Abingdon, Virginia) was second. 

Going 1-for-2, Garcia’s 85-point, Round 2-winning ride on Sugar Bear (C-B Bucking Bulls) earned him 78 Velocity Global points. 

Third was Brandon Ballard (New Hope, Kentucky). 

Ballard bested Wicked In A Winning Way (Chesnut Dreams/Davis Rodeo Ranch) for 84.5 points in Round 1. He left the Palmetto State with 54 Velocity Global points. 

Zane Cook (Fort Gibson, Oklahoma) parlayed an 84-point ride atop Late Hit (Blake Sharp/Henry Wilson) in Round 2 into a fourth-place finish, collecting 38 Velocity Global points. 

Rounding out the Top 5 and tying for fifth was Ezekiel Mitchell (Rockdale, Texas), Marco Rizzo (Quitman, Georgia) and Tanner Dale (Spruce Pine, North Carolina), each logging an 83.5-point score. 

Mitchell and Dale both converted in Round 2 to net 27.2 Velocity Global points, riding Wicked Ways (Mike Miller Bucking Bulls) and Coolio (C-B Bucking Bulls), respectively. 

Rizzo registered his qualified ride in Round 1, making the whistle on Copperhead Road (C-B Bucking Bulls) to collect 28.7 Velocity Global points. 

In the bull pen, Commander (Lucas Manning Bucking Bulls) and Cash Goblin bucked supreme, tying for the Bull of the Event honor. Each bovine athlete posted an unrivaled 43.5-point bull score during their outs in the championship round. 

Commander earned the top marks for his 1.88-second trip with Seth White (Statesville, North Carolina), while Cash Goblin lit up the scoreboard when he tossed event-winner Quintino. 

The PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour next travels to Reading, Pennsylvania, and Youngstown, Ohio on Feb. 7-8. 

PBR Reading at Santander Arena begins at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 7, and 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 8.

PBR Youngstown at Covelli Centre begins at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 7, and 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 8. 

PBR RidePass on Pluto TV will offer re-airs and on-demand replays of PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour events and is available on desktops, laptops and mobile devices via www.pluto.tv.

PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour
Cooper Tires PBR Greenville
Bon Secours Wellness Arena – Greenville, South Carolina
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3- Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Afonso Quintino, 85.5-84.5-0-170.00-126 Points.
2. Carlos Garcia, 0-85-0-85.00-78 Points.
3. Brandon Ballard, 84.5-0-0-84.50-54 Points.
4. Zane Cook, 0-84-0-84.00-38 Points.
5. Ezekiel Mitchell, 0-83.5-0-83.50-27.1666 Points.
(tie). Marco Rizzo, 83.5-0-0-83.50-28.6666 Points.
(tie). Tanner Dale, 0-83.5-0-83.50-27.1666 Points.
8. Dylan Smith, 81.5-0-0-81.50-21 Points.
9. Seth White, 0-81-0-81.00-18 Points.
10. Conner Halverson, 74-0-0-74.00-9 Points.
Matt Allgood, 0-0-0-0.00
Mason Ward, 0-0-0-0.00
Jason Landing, 0-0-0-0.00
Dustin Herman, 0-0-0-0.00
Caleb Cantrell, 0-0-0-0.00
Michael Phillips, 0-0-0-0.00
Leandro Aparecido da Silva, 0-0-0-0.00
João Paulo Fernandes, 0-0-0-0.00
Scotty Williams, 0-0-0-0.00
Cole Trivette, 0-0-0-0.00
JaCauy Hale, 0-0-0-0.00
Brandon Chambers, 0-0-0-0.00
Michael Lane, 0-0-0-0.00
Dakota Warnken, 0-0-0-0.00
Bennie Shetler, 0-0-0-0.00
Alex Jenks, 0-0-0-0.00
Alex Cantoral, 0-0-0-0.00
Loyd Sisk, 0-0-0-0.00
Hayden Harris, 0-0-0-0.00
Gabriel Thiago Da Silva, 0-0-0-0.00
Randy Whitener, 0-0-0-0.00
Adam Belcher, 0-0-0-0.00
Jeferson Silva, 0-0-0-0.00
Nick Garramone, 0-0-0-0.00
CJ Vance, 0-0-0-0.00

Photo courtesy of Gwinn Davis/Gwinn Davis Media