Wimberly scores 92.5 on Yellow Jacket Jr.
Jack Carnefix
Senior Manager of Public Relations
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LIVINGSTON, Mont. (July 29, 2010) -
Riding his nemesis Yellow Jacket Jr. (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve/Julie Rosen) for 92.5 points in the championship round after scoring 90 points on Ace in the Hole (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve) in the first round, McKennon Wimberly (Cool, Texas) finished first with 182.5 points at the Murdoch's presents the Northwest Dickies Touring Pro Division event on Wednesday at the Park County Fairgrounds Arena.
It is the third time in 10 meetings that Wimberly has successfully ridden Yellow Jacket Jr. The 92.5 points is the highest score he has posted on the bull.
Sevi Torturo (Burnt Hills, N.Y.) was second with 177.5 points and Cody Campbell (Summerville, Ore.) was third with 175 points.
The TPD is the minor-league tour of the PBR, where both established veterans and newcomers to the professional ranks compete against some of the most famous bucking bulls. The TPD gives riders the opportunity to compete in PBR-sanctioned events while earning money to qualify for the BFTS, which is comprised of the Top 40 bull riders in the world. Every five events on the BFTS, riders (based on points) who have slipped below the Top 30 are dropped from the BFTS and the Top 5 riders (based on money earned) from the TPD are allowed to move into the BFTS.
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The BFTS is having the deepest title race in history, and there have been 15 different winners through the first 21 events. There are 12 riders in the Top 20 of the BFTS standings who have won an event. The multiple-event winners for 2010 are second-ranked Austin Meier (Kinta, Okla.) with four wins, top-ranked Renato Nunes (Buritama, Sao Paulo, Brazil) with three wins and fourth-ranked Valdiron de Oliveira (Aparecida de Goiania, Goiás, Brazil) with two wins.
The BFTS standings lead has changed nine times and there have been six different riders at the top this season. Mauney has been ranked first three different times, while Meier and Nunes have each held the top spot twice.
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Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Division Event Results :
Livingston Classic July 28, 2010 at Livingston, Mont.
1, McKennon Wimberly (Cool, Texas), 182.5 points. 2, Sevi Torturo (Burnt Hills, N.Y.), 177.5 points. 3, Cody Campbell (Summerville, Ore.), 175 points.
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WTG McKennon! Finally, all that Texas, smooth talking into YJJ's ear paid off. I hope you gave him an little extra pat on your dismount. Good luck this weekend!
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cactus-sue
July 30, 2010Congratulations to McKennon! Excellent job!
Thanks PBR for all the TPD highlights this summer!
Maybe McKennon should stop picking YJJ now, leave the "relationship" on top! and start hanging out on another bull! :)
Can't wait to see the event tomorrow night!
Good Luck Cowboys - ride hard! Better Luck Bulls - buck harder! -
thewarners
July 29, 2010Finally! He must be so happy! Congrats McKennon! -
Shannon K
July 29, 2010So glad that McKennon finally got the better of Yellow Jacket Jr. again! Sounds like two great rides on his part -- I only wish I could have seen them. I wonder whether he'll keep picking Yellow Jacket Jr. or, now that he's ridden him again, switch to another bull? -
Joan Simpson
July 29, 2010Good for McKennon for riding his nemesis and the high score 92.5.
I know he was thrilled.
I feel like we will be seeing him on that bull many more times. With scores like that it makes it a real accomplishment and some great excitment for the fans to see and be waiting for.
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