Romario Leite earns first Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour win at Ram Trucks PBR Knoxville

04.18.26 - News

Romario Leite earns first Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour win at Ram Trucks PBR Knoxville

Leite springs into third in PWVT standings with Grayson Cole leading headed to the finals in Corpus Christi.

By Taylor Riemersma

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – During the regular-season finale at Ram Trucks PBR Knoxville, Romario Leite (Brotas, Brazil) earned his first Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT) win Saturday night at Food City Center.

Leite, a 31-year-old cowboy, put up the highest score of the evening against UB Smooth in the opening round for 87.90 points. Picking Pokemon first in the draft heading into the short-go, Leite was then bucked off his second bull of the day.

Leite’s performance gained him 108 points in the PWVT Standings to catapult to third and within shot of the Championship Buckle to be awarded in Corpus Christi, Texas on May 2 with a total of 537.5 points.

Grayson Cole (New Ringgold, Penn.) continues to maintain a healthy lead in the title race with 655 points as Nick Tetz(Calgary, Canada) sits in the No. 2 position with a season aggregate total of 597.5 points.

Placing second in Knoxville, Kaleb Lewis (Kaufman, Texas) bested Dang, Dang for 86.35 points, earning 68 points in the standings. The finish places Lewis at No. 30 as he aims to qualify for the Finals.

Elijah Jennings (Marietta, S.C.) and Vinicius Rodrigues Pereira (Itapagipe, Brazil) each tied for third with a score of 85.25. Jennings earned his ride against Erner Permer before getting bucked off There’s Your Sign in the short go. Jennings sits at No. 7 headed to Corpus Christi with 475 points.

Pereira bested Martini Houdini in the opening round before falling off Crazy Sox in the Championship Round. Pereira owns the No. 17 slot in the standings with 351 points on the season.

The PWVT will crown a Champion in Corpus Christi May 1-2 with several competitors still eyeing the grand prize and a trip to the PBR Unleash The Beast World Finals (May 7 – 17) in Fort Worth.

VT Replays are available on RidePass and on the PBR App (mobile, web and CTV).

Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour – Ram Trucks PBR Knoxville
Food City Center – Knoxville, Tennessee
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2 -Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Romario Leite, 87.9-0-87.90-108 Points.
2. Kaleb Lewis, 86.35-0-86.35-68 Points.
3. Elijah Jennings, 85.25-0-85.25-45 Points.
(tie). Vinicius Rodrigues Pereira, 85.25-0-85.25-45 Points.
Grayson Cole, 0-0-0.00
Zane Cook, 0-0-0.00
Brody Robinson, 0-0-0.00
Braidy Randolph, 0-0-0.00
Marcus Mast, 0-0-0.00
Carlos Garcia, 0-0-0.00
Wyatt Rogers, 0-0-0.00
Michael Lane, 0-0-0.00
Dione de Souza Ribeiro, 0-0-0.00
Eli Vastbinder, 0-0-0.00
Cody Nance, 0-0-0.00
Dustin Herman, 0-0-0.00
Dylan Smith, 0-0-0.00
Vitor Losnake, 0-0-0.00
Alex Cantoral, 0-0-0.00
Darren Wagler, 0-0-0.00
Brandon Chambers, 0-0-0.00
Hudson Frey, 0-0-0.00
Dantey Eldridge, 0-0-0.00
Daniel Burke, 0-0-0.00
Weslei Ferreira de Jesus, 0-0-0.00
Junior Patrik Souza, 0-0-0.00
Mario Dubon, 0-0-0.00
James Ferguson, 0-0-0.00
Alecio Ferreira da Costa, 0-0-0.00
Alex Jenks, 0-0-0.00
Marcio Lima, 0-0-0.00
Max Miller, 0-0-0.00
Taylor Murphy, 0-0-0.00
Jose Ramirez, 0-0-0.00
Angelo Rosseto, 0-0-0.00
Carson Watford, 0-0-0.00
 
Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Standings
1. Grayson Cole, 24, 3, 6, 655.00, $31,684.42
2. Nick Tetz, 7, 4, 6, 597.50, $33,433.68
3. Romario Leite, 21, 3, 8, 537.50, $28,517.01
4. Macaulie Leather, 10, 0, 7, 529.00, $35,577.70
5. Wyatt Rogers, 20, 1, 7, 517.50, $31,003.24
6. Trace Redd, 9, 2, 5, 499.50, $28,167.08
7. Elijah Jennings, 12, 2, 5, 475.00, $23,118.33
8. Dener Barbosa, 16, 1, 10, 456.00, $21,882.73
9. Brody Robinson, 29, 0, 5, 413.50, $19,017.22
10. Jaxton Mortensen, 12, 3, 4, 410.00, $21,873.45
10. Andy Guzman, 10, 2, 3, 410.00, $19,480.00
12. Kurt Shephard, 9, 3, 6, 395.00, $88,195.41
13. Ezekiel Mitchell, 11, 1, 4, 377.00, $16,390.00
14. Zane Cook, 18, 1, 5, 374.00, $15,390.00
15. Mason Taylor, 10, 2, 4, 362.00, $16,534.38
16. Braidy Randolph, 17, 0, 6, 356.00, $16,648.16
17. Vinicius Rodrigues Pereira, 19, 1, 5, 351.00, $16,921.10
18. Kase Hitt, 7, 2, 3, 348.50, $20,973.64
19. Marcus Mast, 15, 1, 2, 343.00, $12,727.52
20. Manoelito de Souza Junior, 18, 0, 6, 338.00, $16,442.63
21. Jared Parsonage, 3, 2, 2, 323.00, $116,566.29
22. Jean Fernandes Pereira, 20, 1, 6, 310.00, $16,956.37
23. Eric Novoa, 14, 0, 5, 298.00, $14,943.26
24. Zane Hall, 9, 2, 3, 238.00, $17,517.36
25. Dione de Souza Ribeiro, 24, 0, 6, 231.50, $12,458.11
26. Donnie Rutherfurd, 8, 2, 3, 228.50, $14,255.81
27. Rogério Venâncio, 6, 1, 3, 226.50, $11,254.31
28. Jean Carlos Teodoro, 15, 3, 6, 220.50, $12,987.87
29. Afonso Quintino, 4, 1, 2, 220.00, $10,638.73
30. Kaleb Lewis, 8, 0, 3, 218.00, $11,985.00
31. Dakota Buttar, 9, 0, 2, 216.00, $18,304.51
32. Daniel Keeping, 2, 1, 1, 214.00, $40,474.63
32. Kade Madsen, 5, 1, 2, 214.00, $16,072.11
34. João Paulo Fernandes, 8, 1, 2, 210.00, $9,240.00
35. Cody Coverchuk, 7, 0, 3, 207.00, $10,459.28
36. Alex Oliveira, 5, 2, 3, 206.50, $5,855.67
37. Warley Oliveira da Silva, 5, 0, 2, 201.00, $4,140.94
38. Tahj Wells, 14, 0, 3, 198.00, $6,954.17
39. Carlos Garcia, 8, 1, 1, 196.00, $6,970.00
40. Vinicius Pinheiro Correa, 12, 2, 3, 194.50, $8,784.42
41. Jake Gardner, 7, 0, 3, 192.50, $37,711.62
42. Lane Vaughan, 2, 1, 2, 184.50, $8,066.67
43. Jordan Hansen, 2, 0, 2, 178.50, $18,610.04
44. Caic Cassio Carvalho, 5, 1, 2, 173.00, $7,689.17
45. Lucas Martins Costa, 19, 1, 3, 172.00, $7,819.13

Photo courtesy of Bull Stock Media

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