ZACK BROWN WINS PBR TITLE

Zack Brown covered each of his three bulls to win Sunday’s PBR event at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif.

The cowboy from Santa Fe, Texas, scored 262.5 points to win $29,708.

“This weekend was great,” Brown said. “I feel good, I’m riding great, and I’m staying healthy. I’m just staying focused and feel that I have a good shot at having a successful year.”

Brown went into the Built Ford Tough Championship Round in second place to earn the No. 2 spot in the PBR bull draft for the championship round. He selected All In of Naccarato Bucking Bulls and was scored for 90 points, giving him the event title.

“I chose All In for the short round in Fresno (Calif.) and he ended up bucking me off,” Brown said. “I had the chance to pick him here so I went for a rematch and was successful.”

In round one, Brown rode Kaycee Simpson’s Cowboy Joe for 85 points. He followed that with an 87.5-point ride on Narley, which is owned by Tim Hopkins Bucking Bulls.

Dustin Elliott of North Platte, Neb., placed second in the event while Austin Meier of Kinta, Okla., came in third.

SACRAMENTO CLASSIC RESULTS:

ROUND ONE: 1) Renato Nunes (Buritama, SP, Brazil) 89 points on Little Bo (4C’s/Sills/Barker), $2,730; 2) Ryan Dirteater (Hulbert, Okla.) 88.75 points on Bible Bender (Don Kish Bucking Bulls), $1,950; 3) Dustin Elliott (North Platte, Neb.) 88 points on Devil’s Night (4C’s Bucking Bulls/Marvin Nixon), $1,170; 4) Valdiron de Oliveira (Aparecida de Goiania, GO, Brazil) 87.25 points on West Coast Offense (Don Kish Bucking Bulls); 5) Harve Stewart (Stephenville, Texas) 86.25 points on Savage Nation (Don Kish Bucking Bulls).

ROUND TWO: 1) Ryan Dirteater (Hulbert, Okla.) 88.5 points on Aces Heart Breaker (Corey & Horst/The Western Group), $2,730; 2/3/4) Wiley Petersen (Fort Hall, Idaho) 87.5 points on White Lies (Ryan McClure), $1,300; 2/3/4) Zack Brown (Santa Fe, Texas) 87.5 points on Narley (Tim Hopkins Bucking Bulls), $1,300; 2/3/4) Cord McCoy (Tupelo, Okla.) 87.5 points on Ring Leader (Don Kish Bucking Bulls), $1,300; 5) Luke Snyder (Raymore ,Mo.) 87 points on Slim Slam (Humpz & Hornz).

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND: 1) Zack Brown (Santa Fe, Texas) 90 points on All In (Naccarato Bucking Bulls), $2,730; 2/3) Dustin Elliott (North Platte, Neb.) 89 points on SoulJa Boy (Priest Creek Ranch), $1,560; 2/3) Mike Lee (Decatur, Texas) 89 points on Beer Goggles (Don Kish Bucking Bulls), $1,560; 4) Harve Stewart (Stephenville, Texas) 88.25 points on No Glory (Don Kish Bucking Bulls); 5) Austin Meier (Kinta, Okla.) 86.75 points on Little Hitman (Don Kish Bucking Bulls).

OVERALL EVENT STANDINGS: 1) Zack Brown (Santa Fe, Texas) 262.5 points, $29,708; 2) Dustin Elliott (North Platte, Neb.) 260 points, $15,752; 3) Austin Meier (Kinta, Okla.) 255.25 points, $9,068; 4) Mike Lee (Decatur, Texas) 253 points, $6,982; 5) Luke Snyder (Raymore, Mo.) 248.75 points, $5,074.

BUILT FORD TOUGH WORLD STANDINGS: 1) Kody Lostroh (Longmont, Colo.) 1,943 points, $92,680; 2) J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.) 1,474.25 points, $41,770; 3) Zack Brown (Santa Fe, Texas) 1,321.5 points, $36,048; 4) Shane Proctor (Grand Coulee, Wash.) 1,284.75 points, $20,539; 5) Guilherme Marchi (Leme, SP, Brazil) 1,240 points, $11,798; 6) Robson Palermo (Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil) 1,239.25, $14,780; 7) Wiley Petersen (Fort Hall, Idaho) 1,237.5 points, $9,467; 8) Valdiron de Oliveira (Aparecida de Goiania, GO, Brazil) 1,184.75 points, $20,154; 9) Cody Campbell (Summerville, Ore.) 1,079.25 points, $18,263; 10) Dustin Elliott (North Platte, Neb.) 1,076.25 points, $21,196.

(The PBR World Champion is based on total Built Ford Tough Series points earned through the season)

TOP BULL RIDERS AT SOUTH POINT

Zack Brown covered each of his three bulls to win Sunday’s PBR event at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif.

The cowboy from Santa Fe, Texas, scored 262.5 points to win $29,708.

“This weekend was great,” Brown said. “I feel good, I’m riding great, and I’m staying healthy. I’m just staying focused and feel that I have a good shot at having a successful year.”

“I chose All In for the short round in Fresno (Calif.) and he ended up bucking me off,” Brown said. “I had the chance to pick him here so I went for a rematch and was successful.”

In round one, Brown rode Kaycee Simpson’s Cowboy Joe for 85 points. He followed that with an 87.5-point ride on Narley, which is owned by Tim Hopkins Bucking Bulls.

Dustin Elliott of North Platte, Neb., placed second in the event while Austin Meier of Kinta, Okla., came in third.

SACRAMENTO CLASSIC RESULTS:

(The PBR World Champion is based on total Built Ford Tough Series points earned through the season)

TOP BULL RIDERS AT SOUTH POINT

Professional bull riding returns to Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday nights with the Championship Bull Riding World Championship at the South Point Equestrian Center.

The series, which is owned by legendary rider Tuff Hedeman, will feature a close championship race between points leader Danny McDowell of Longview, Texas, and Cooper Kanngiesser of Attica, Kan., who trails McDowell 3111.9 to 3052.4 in season points.

Among the 43 riders expected to compete in the $200,000 event are 2008 National Finals Rodeo qualifiers: Wesley Silcox (2007 PRCA world champion), Steve Woolsey, Danell Tipton, Cody Hancock and Chance Smart.

More information: www.cbrbull.com.