BANGOR, Maine – At Kubota PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Bangor, Josh Stepp (Hendersonville, North Carolina) emerged victorious in Round 2.

After bucking off Old School (J Bar W) in 7.71 seconds in Round 1, the Tar Heel State cowboy roared back with a round-winning 86 points atop Lucifer (Lucas Manning Bucking Bulls) in Round 2 Saturday evening.

The round win earned Stepp 32 Velocity Global points.

Dawson Gleaves (Amarillo, Texas) was the only rider to reach two qualified rides to seize first place in the event after the first two rounds.

Gleaves topped Game Day (C-B Bucking Bulls) for a round-winning 85.5 points in Round 1.

In Round 2, the Texan stormed out of the chute aboard Dust Buster (Lucky E Eodeo) for 73 points to finish third in the round.

The Texan netted 9 Velocity Global points for his ride Saturday night.

In third place overall sits Pokey Houghton (St. George, Utah).

After splitting the opening round victory by covering Big Mouth (C-B Bucking Bulls) for 85.5 points, the Utahn was bested by King Pin (Dave Martin/Mike Miller Bucking Bulls) in a thrilling 7.73 seconds in Round 2.

Douglas Lino de Souza (Morro Agudo, Brazil) holds fourth after Round 2.

Paired with Tigger (C-B Bucking Bulls) in Round 1, the Brazilian was bested in 2.02 seconds.

Undeterred, he bounced back to make the 8 aboard Oklahoma Smokeshow (Dave Martin/Mike Miller Bucking Bulls) to finish second in Round 2.

Souza garnered 18 Velocity Global points for his second-round ride.

Courtesy of a double-entry, Gleaves also holds the fifth spot in the event standings. 

Tasked with Bojangles Chicken Leg (J Bar W) in the opening round, Gleaves roared out of the chutes for 81 points.

Looking to take the first two spots on the leaderboard, Gleaves rocketed out of the gate atop Hondo (Lucky E Rodeo) in Round 2 but was bucked off after 1.97 seconds.  

Velocity Global points contribute to the Velocity Global Standings and determine which new riders are added to the elite Unleash The Beast throughout the season. The Top 3 Velocity Global riders who have not already qualified are also invited to the PBR World Finals in May.

Kubota PBR Bangor continues on Sunday, March 9, with Round 3 and the championship round beginning at 2 p.m. ET.

While the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour bucks in Bangor and Lexington, Kentucky, the elite Unleash The Beast competes in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour
Kubota PBR Bangor
Cross Insurance Arena – Bangor, Maine
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Round 4-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Dawson Gleaves  [2], 85.5-73-0-0-158.50-32 Points.
2. Josh Stepp, 0-86-0-0-86.00-28 Points.
3. Pokey Houghton, 85.5-0-0-0-85.50-23 Points.
4. Douglas Lino de Souza, 0-81.5-0-0-81.50-18 Points.
5. Dawson Gleaves  [1], 81-0-0-0-81.00-17 Points.
6. Andy Bohl, 80.5-0-0-0-80.50-16 Points.
7. Jeferson Silva, 71.5-0-0-0-71.50-7 Points.
8. Marco Rizzo, 0-66.5-0-0-66.50-8 Points.
9. Jake Morinec, 0-66-0-0-66.00-7 Points.
Afonso Quintino  [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Afonso Quintino  [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Marcus Mast  [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Marcus Mast  [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Melvin Byler  [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Melvin Byler  [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Matt Allgood  [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Matt Allgood  [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Eduardo de Oliveira, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Bennie Shetler, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Chase Wimer, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Tylor Cabe, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Geferson Damascena, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Douglas da Silva Barreto, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Nick Garramone, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Rafael Fernandes Ramos, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Rafael Lana de Lana, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Joao Pedro Lacerda, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Wilquer Cruz da Silva, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Bruno Leite Dos Santos, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Joao Medeiros, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Ryder Carpenetti, 0-0-0-0-0.00

Photo courtesy of Cassandre Mackiewicz