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Houghton, MI – Following the successful launch of their revolutionary Trail Lodge Edition horse trailer, the Kingstar Company is again blazing trails with a unique line-up of truck campers.

The Kingstar Camino is the ultimate truck bed retreat, designed for ¾ and 1 ton pickup trucks targeting the rodeo and outdoor sports demographic.

Headquartered in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, The Kingstar Company ramped up production for the Camino at the beginning of the year and is manufacturing the campers alongside their growing line of innovative horse trailers.

“Our goal was to create a camping experience that exceeds expectations” says Marcus Niemela, President at The Kingstar Company. “When you step into a Kingstar camper, you’ll know immediately that these aren’t mass-produced, cookie cutter units.”

ALL WEATHER CONSTRUCTION

The wood framing and closed cell spray foam insulation provides a rock solid, weathertight structure. Combine that with high quality thermal pane windows (standard on all Kingstar campers), and you have a unit that is ready to take on every climate and weather condition.

ALUMINUM OR FIBERGLASS

The Camino is available in either retro aluminum or smooth fiberglass siding, with several exterior color options to choose from. The interior is both rustic and refined, with solid ash wood accents complimenting tasteful combinations of soft leatherette and warm designer fabrics. Available in four rich color palettes ranging from southwestern motif to saltwater vibes, the quality and attention to detail is apparent everywhere.

INTERIOR LAYOUTS

Kingstar is offering the Camino in four distinct interior layouts, all of which include an east/west overcab sleeper berth with a 4” queen mattress, with a north/south berth coming in 2021.

Lounger

Another Kingstar exclusive, ideal for the solo traveler or couple, is the Lounger layout. Two built-in lounge chairs are separated by a solid ash console with cup holders and a hidden storage compartment. Each of the plush chairs are equipped with powered leg rests and easily accessible pocket tables.

Couch Bunk

The Couch Bunk layout will accommodate four, featuring an exclusive futon-style sofa that when deployed, rests at the same height as the overcab berth. This creates a bunk bed arrangement that allows for 6.5 feet of stretch-out room above and 6 feet below.

Dinette

For those that prefer the classic dinette arrangement, the floating bench Dinette offers an unheard-of amount of leg and elbow room and quickly drops down to a full 6 foot bed when the party is over.

Open Range

The Open Range floor plan offers maximum versatility and creates a spacious, multi-functional area. Rather than a built-in fixed seating arrangement, the Open Range comes with two high-quality camp chairs, which can be easily folded up and taken outside for those evenings around the campfire. The chairs can also be folded and stowed, creating an additional 6 feet of sleeping space for your two or four legged companions.

STORAGE GALORE

All Camino campers offer novel storage solutions to maximize space, from in-floor, lift-up boot storage, pull out drawers beneath the seating platforms, built-in shoe storage in the entry, conveniently placed clothing rack, and abundant cupboard space.
Starting at an MSRP of $21,500 (Open Range layout) the Kingstar Camino, comes equipped with an array of standard amenities. A host of upgrades including Soft Touch Ceilings, a Dometic Heki II skylight, a full Entertainment Package and more, can be easily added for a fully loaded price of $29,835

Kingstar offers their products factory direct and is taking immediate orders for the Camino. For more information, options, and pricing details, visit www.kingstar.net.

 

• Tour Launches Saturday, June 13, 2020 in Shelbyville, TN •

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Barbed Wire Entertainment flagship recording artist and owner of Maverick Management, Kolt Barber, has announced the launch the 2020 American Cowboy Showdown. In conjunction with Tony Keeton and Rockin’ K Rodeo (Lawenceburg, TN), the American country music traditionalist, “AG architect” and music business vet is the teaming with the professional stock contractor (Keeton) to take rodeo action and LIVE country music entertainment on the road.

 

Combining his heartfelt passions, Barber marries his devotion to the land with his love for music. The American Cowboy Showdown (sanctioned by the IPRA) embraces, and caters to, the blue collar, AG, farming, ranching and trucking communities and lifestyle. With 10 events contracted to date (and more being secured throughout the remainder of the year), the Southeast leg of the tour is set to launch on Saturday, June 13, 2020 in Shelbyville, TN.

 

“We were scheduled to launch in April; being sensitive to COVID-19 and the necessity for ‘safe distancing,’ we postponed,” Barber said.“While we remain extremely empathetic to the economic hardships that our friends, families and neighbors have endured, we are as equally enthusiastic to reunite them at this fun-filled, family and community event. …and our commitment, first and foremost, is to provide a safe environment—with all required guidelines in place—to enable folks a comfort to enjoy themselves at an entertainment outing that is affordable to bring the entire family.”

“While larger concerts and rodeo events have been cancelled, we have been encouraged by the overwhelming response to ‘open the gates.’ We are expecting some of the top competitors in the country as well as some reigning and former world champions,” Tony Keeton stated.“I believe folks are ready to get out and rodeo, and we are thankful we have the blessing of the IPRA to launch.”

 

“Customarily, we hold more than 450 IPRA sanctioned events each year. With nearly twenty percent cancelled, early on, due to the COVID-19 virus, this has been a trying time; cowboys and cowgirls are ready to get back to ‘rodeo’ as primary to their livelihood as their only source of income,” said IPRA Chief Field Rep, Ronnie Williams, who is an eight-time horseback champion and rodeo veteran.  “The American Cowboy Showdown will mean a lot to world championship contenders, the respective hosting communities and local merchants, and folks who come out to enjoy the excitement. We anticipate the American Cowboy Showdowns to draw some of the biggest crowds in the history of the IPRA in the coming weeks.”

 

“The cowboy hat is the most recognized symbol in the world and signifies a frontier spirit and an all-American lifestyle. Our hope is to revive this sentiment. Now more than ever, we all need it; it’s important,” added Barber.

 

American Cowboy Showdown organizers are teaming with various sponsors and local youth organizations to provide facemasks and hand sanitizer to attendees at gate entry.  For more information visit koltbarber.com or americancowboyshowdown.com

 

June 13: Calsonic Arena (Shelbyville, TN)

June 20: Morgan County Celebration Arena (Priceville, AL)

July 4: Memorial Park (Hohenwald, TN)

August 8: John Barnes Park (Ardmore, TN)

August 29: Walter State Great Smoky Mountain Expo Center (White Pine, TN)

Sept 5: Conrad Mullins Multi Purpose Arena (Van Cleave, MS)

Sept 26: Cullman County AG Center (Cullman, AL)

October 3: Central Kentucky AG &Expo Center (Liberty, KY)

WPRA Rookie Amanda Butler and her 11-year old TS Cinch Ta Fame were more than ready to Kick Open the Chutes in Cave Creek, Arizona over Memorial Day Weekend. Ironically enough Butler calls her horse Kick and the duo stopped the clock in a blistering fast time of 15.45 seconds to run away with the title.

 

“I was third out in slack,” said Butler of Payson, Utah. “I clocked well but didn’t think I would end up where I ended up. I never have really been to a ProRodeo where there are big names. There were girls in Cave Creek that had been to the NFR. I said I guess we will just see where I end up but didn’t feel like I would even end up in the top 5 but you never know. It turned out to be great.”

 

Butler who bought her WPRA permit in October after turning 18 easily filled it at her first WPRA-approved jackpot in Buckeye, Arizona the first of January. She quickly upgraded to her rookie card and went on to win her first ProRodeo in Buckeye, Arizona, at the end of January. She has found great success in Arizona and is currently ranked seventh in the WPRA Rookie Standings after her big win in Cave Creek.

 

“I originally wanted to make the NFR,” said Butler, when asked about her goals for her rookie year in the WPRA. “I knew it would be hard because it would be my first year and I didn’t have any experience with really any ProRodeos. So I came to the realization that it would be really, really difficult. I am now shooting for WPRA Rookie of the Year. If I fall short there, I would like to win the Wilderness Circuit Rookie of the Year and win the circuit to get a chance to compete in Florida next year.”

 

Butler’s involvement in the WPRA is a new adventure for the whole family as her older sister, Lauren Butler Porter, and Amanda are first generation rodeo competitors in their family.

 

“My parents didn’t grow up around horses or have any interest in horses,” noted Butler. “Ever since my sister and I were little girls we wanted to own horses. I actually wanted to be a horse and it was a sad realization when I found out I couldn’t be a horse.

 

“We started competing through 4-H and leased a couple of horses. We had some good family friends the Pulhams (specifically Olin, a tie-down roper, and his mother Lori) who encouraged us to try high school rodeo. My dad was like ok whatever. He was never really involved when we participated in 4-H but he switched once we got into high school rodeo and really became competitive and loves it.”

 

They soon realized that the horses they had used in 4-H weren’t going to cut it for rodeo so they purchased new horses including Kick.

 

“I have had Kick for four years now,” Butler said. “We bought him my sophomore year in high school and I qualified for Nationals all three years I ran him. I won State on him my Junior and Senior years and won Nationals my Junior year.”

 

Butler had an idea she had a nice horse in her trailer but after Memorial Weekend in Cave Creek her confidence in him is through the roof now.

 

“I knew he was a super nice horse,” noted Butler, who not only shocked the barrel racing community but also herself with the win in Cave Creek. “I always thought he would be able to run with those tough horses but he went way above and beyond.

 

“It still doesn’t feel real to me that I won. I am still convinced something wasn’t right to win by that much against those tough horses. To win by one-hundredth of a second is one thing but by that margin… my horse ran quite a bit faster than the other horses so was just shocking to me.”

 

Butler, like many other rodeo competitors, was just thrilled to be back competing and the win was icing on the cake.

 

“It was really nice to be back at a rodeo again,” she said. “It was weird to not go fully back to normal rodeo where there are spectators, everyone warming up together and hanging out together. Instead, everyone was wearing masks and we had to social distance. Everyone was pretty excited to be back and we were super grateful to the people in Cave Creek for all they did to be able to put on a rodeo.”

 

Butler will continue to monitor which rodeos will be able to move forward this year. Her next rodeo outing will be Eagle Mountain, Utah, in June and she hopes she has the same success in her home State as she has had in Arizona.

 

Results: 1. Amanda Butler, 15.45, $2,025; 2. Dona Kay Rule, 15.77, $1,721; 3. Shali Lord, 15.83, $1,417; 4. (tie) Ivy Hurst, Brittney Barnett and Jessica Telford, 15.85, $979 each; 7. (tie) Mindy Goemmer and Cindy Smith, 15.89, $456 each; 9. (tie) Ashley Haller and Jill Wilson, 15.91, $329 each; 11. Tonia Forsberg, 15.98, $253; 12. (tie) Sarah Kieckhefer and Kathy Petska, 16.00, $101 each.

Coast to coast and border to border, horse trailers burn up the road year-round, hauling horses of all disciplines to competitions throughout the country. While the changes in scenery can be refreshing for our horse’s human companion, the changes in climate, water and location can be stressful for the animals. And although little can be done to change climate and location stresses, water should never be a cause for concern.

 

Dehydration doesn’t just hinder a horse’s performance, as one of the leading causes of colic, it can be fatal. And when a horse is being hauled from location to location, even trace amounts of chlorine in a water supply can present enough of an odor and taste difference to cause horses, especially young, inexperienced horses, to reduce their water consumption.

 

For Jim and Stacey Warner, owners of 3/W Performance Horses, Greenwood, South Carolina, keeping  horses hydrated while they are on the road is paramount to the success of their business of starting barrel racing horses on the futurity circuit.

 

“It’s a constant battle for anyone that travels with livestock,” Stacey says of dehydration and the struggle to keep her barrel racing futurity horses hydrated. “We haul six colts everywhere we go—they drink a lot of water, but it is the single most important thing we can do to help our horses’ performance and their health.”

Last fall, Stacey came across ShowFresH₂0™ on Amazon, and she shares that the product has been life changing for both her and her horses.

 

“We used to haul a lot of water with us wherever we would go because the horses just wouldn’t drink. We train futurity horses and open horses so we are always campaigning new horses every year—hauling  is stressful for young, inexperienced horses. It’s hard on them mentally and physically; we could never keep them drinking on the road. But since we discovered ShowFresH₂0, instead of hauling water with us, we can drop ShowFresH₂0 right into the five-gallon water buckets,” she says, “We don’t haul water anymore.”

 

Available in easy-to-use, pourable containers, ShowFresH₂0 treats a five gallon bucket of water as easily as it treats a 150 gallon tank. And because the product eliminates chlorine from the water, rather than just masking it, it works every time to keep all classes of livestock hydrated.

 

Today, the Warners find themselves using the product at-home, as well as on the road, sharing that for the price of treatment and the improvements they have seen in their horses’ water consumption, they can’t afford not to.

 

“It is really affordable. We started using it at home as much as we are using it on the road,” Stacey says, “I can drop ShowFresH₂0 into our Rubbermaid® water tanks and never have to worry about our horses going off water because of the taste or smell of the water.”

Coleman, Oklahoma (May 26, 2020) — Tyler Pearson, Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association 2017 world champion steer wrestler, added a new title to his resume over the Memorial Day weekend at the Nothin’ But Try (NBT) Jackpot.

 

Pearson was one of 77 entries in the steer wrestling held after a break-away roping that attracted nearly 40. That event’s winner was a high school freshman, Avery Landry from Arnaudville, Louisiana. While these two were the champions of their respective events, the real winner was the Nothin’ But Try Scholarships that the event raises money for. This year over $6,000 was donated to the scholarship fund.

 

Wrangler National Finals Rodeo steer wrestling qualifier Sean Mulligan started the jackpot in 2014 in his hometown of Coleman, Oklahoma. It was organized to raise money for the scholarship given in fellow competitor, Levi Wisness’s honor.

 

A scholarship in his name had been started in 2009. Wisness was the 2003 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) steer wrestling champion. He was also a student director for the Central Rocky Mountain Region and got his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming, Mulligan’s alma mater. Wisness had a brain tumor that was successfully treated. He was making his competition comeback when he passed unexpectedly in 2008.

 

Two more scholarships were added in 2009, one honoring Lee Akin who suffered a traumatic brain injury and is now living his best life in Idaho, and another one in honor of Betty Gayle Cooper Ratliff. This year, the jackpot started off with the Betty Gayle Open Roping giving breakaway ropers an opportunity to participate.

 

Cooper Ratliff was the coach at Southeastern Oklahoma State University when cancer took her life in 1999. Her involvement with college rodeo started as a competitor at Eastern New Mexico University where she won two national titles. After college she joined the ranks of other professional cowgirls and earned nine world titles.

 

In 1976, she moved to Durant, Oklahoma, completed her master’s degree and started coaching. During her tenure, nine National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association team titles and 16 individual championships were won. Her record as a winning college rodeo coach is unsurpassed.

Christi Braudrick attended college in Durant to be coached by Cooper Ratiliff and is Southeastern’s current coach. She organized the breakaway roping.

 

“This really means a lot to me,” Braudrick said. “I’ve seen how these scholarships have impacted people and to be able to have a roping that honors Betty Gayle and raises money for the scholarships is a win-win situation.”

 

As the breakaway champion, Landry got the first ever Betty Gayle Open Roping champion buckle. Braudrick  invited Cooper Ratliff, her college coach’s son, to present the awards. Landry had a total time of 8.2 on three runs, won the second round with a blazing 1.8-second time and earned $1,755 for her efforts. She also got a hand-painted feather for having the fastest time of the day.

Pearson has competed at the Jackpot several times, but this is his first time to collect the championship buckle that carries Levi Wisness’s brand. His total time of 13.2 seconds earned him $3,030. Second place went to Jacob Edler with a 13.5. Also in the mix were the 2001 steer wrestling world champion Rope Myers and 2018 NFR qualifier Blake Mindemann. Each go-round winner received a trophy knife and the fastest time received a hand-painted feather.

 

The second annual cornhole tournament gave local residents a chance to participate in the event and while the action got very competitive, it was a chance for everyone to have some fun.

 

“I can’t thank everyone enough for participating,” Mulligan said. “The U-Cross arena has been so generous for us and we’ve gotten a lot of support since we started this six years ago. Levi would have been the first guy here and the last to leave, so to have an event that people come have fun at and honors his spirit is awesome.”

COVID-19 has dramatically altered the landscape of professional sports, including pro rodeo (PRCA). It is frustrating to sit on the sidelines waiting for the virus to take its course. However, I want to assure all rodeo fans that Las Vegas is diligently planning for its reopening. While we are not in control of when we can resume fully attended events, we are developing guidelines that ensure not only your safety while you are in Las Vegas but that our city does not become another hub of the virus.

 

Six weeks ago, we created a committee made up of representatives from Las Vegas venues and events. The Vegas Event COVID-19 Committee (VECC) has 45 active members and meets weekly to discuss creating guidelines that we can work with local and state officials to ensure events in Las Vegas are safe.

 

The VECC’s plan, which is being crafted based on research and input from leading industry professionals, local and state government and medical experts, will focus on guidelines that safeguard staff, guests, officials and participants.

 

There are two reasons I am optimistic about hosting the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the 36th time in Las Vegas. The first is our event is in December. MLB, the NFL, NHL and NBA will all be challenged with addressing guidelines for hosting sold-out events considering the challenges of properly protecting fans. We will have the benefit of their events opening before December.

 

The second reason is you, the fan. We conducted a survey to identify the rodeo fans’ affinity to return to attending rodeo events and specifically the National Finals Rodeo. I would like to share those results with you. Las Vegas Events is constantly asking our fans for feedback. Many of you have participated in our post-NFR rodeo surveys. Those surveys average between 5,000-6,000 respondents. When we asked you about this year’s NFR, close to 17,000 responded. What we heard loud and clear is that you are ready to come to Vegas.

 

The rodeo industry and Las Vegas has been hit equally hard by COVID-19. We want to let you know that we are working diligently to create a plan that assures our fans and local and state officials that we are ready for the NFR and all the experiences that surround it.

 

Until then, stay safe and isolated as possible to ensure this virus takes its course and allows us to get on with our lives.

 

Sincerely,

Pat Christenson

President

Las Vegas Events

May 18, 2020 (Hastings, Neb.)  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Adams County Ag Society has made the decision that the 2020 Nebraska High School Finals Rodeo will not be held in Hastings, NE. The rodeo was to be held June 18-20.

 

After receiving guidance from the local health department and the governor’s office, it was determined that protecting the health of the participants and the community will be best met by not hosting the event. Directed health measures, including limitations of gathering size of events, social distancing, requiring the wearing of masks, and testing all volunteers and committee members for COVID-19, was not feasible.

 

It was an emotional decision, but it was decided that, in order to be socially responsible, there was no reasonable way to keep competitors, fans, volunteers and sponsors healthy. Directed health measures have made it nearly impossible.

 

We will miss seeing the bright smiles and eager faces of our Nebraska high school rodeo athletes and we’ll be ready for them in 2021!

 

The 2020 Nebraska High School Finals Rodeo is set to take place in Burwell June 17-20.

 

For more information on the Nebraska High School Rodeo Association as they move forward with alternate plans for the 2020 State Finals, visit their website at www.hsrodeo-nebraska.com.

Daylon Swearingon has spent his time in quarantine working on his new place in Texas. He has built his herd of beef cattle since the quarantine started and still has his bucking stock herd in New York that he is preparing fence for. His bucking stock will arrive tomorrow and that will give him a chance to practice and go through his younger bucking stock. He is putting in an arena as a well as more fencing to accommodate the new arrivals. His next PBR event is June 18th at the South Point Arena and Hotel. He might enter some pro rodeos before that, but for now he’s happy doing what he’s doing.

World Championship Will Pay Equal Money in Each Discipline.

 

AUSTIN, Texas and PUEBLO, Colo.- WCRA (World Champions Rodeo Alliance) and PBR (Professional Bull Riders) announced additional details today regarding the Women’s Rodeo World Championship (WRWC), taking place at South Point Arena in Las Vegas on November 3-7.

 

The world championship event is open to any female athlete competing in breakaway roping, barrel racing, team roping and will award a $750,000 guaranteed payout with equal money in all four disciplines. The event will also award a Women’s Rodeo All-Around Champion.

 

All disciplines will feature two main pathways to the WRWC main event. Athletes who earn the top four spots on the WCRA Leaderboard at the end of the nomination period will be directly seeded into the main event while athletes 5-64 on the leaderboard will compete in a qualifying pool. The 60 athletes in the WCRA pool will compete in a three round progressive format with the top six advancing to the WRWC main event.

 

Nominations for the 2020 Women’s Rodeo World Championship Leaderboard will start on May 18 at Noon CT and will close October 11 at 11:59 p.m.

 

Up to 16 athletes per discipline can earn a NWYI (“nominate, win, and you’re in”) seeding qualification in the WCRA pool through select events found here. The four fastest times in the NWYI fast track will earn a spot in the main event.

 

All athletes advancing through the WCRA Leaderboard and NWYI events will not be required to pay an entry fee.

 

Athletes will also have an opportunity to earn a spot in the main event through the “Open to the World Qualifying Pools”, which will be split into pro and challenger divisions. All athletes in the Open to the World Qualifying Pools will compete in two rounds of competition with 18 athletes per pool advancing to the progressive round. Those who do not advance to the progressive round have the option to re-enter in a redemption round. The top 10 fastest times in the one-run progressive round will advance to the main event.

 

A total of 24 total positions in each discipline will be available in the main event with multiple combinations of pay-outs available throughout all stages.

 

The Women’s Rodeo World Championship will be carried on RIDE-TV and RidePass, the PBR’s western sport digital network.

 

Additional details on open entry and package details will be released at a later date.

 

All information regarding the five-day event can be found at HERE.

 

About WCRA

WCRA is a professional sport and entertainment entity, created to develop and advance the sport of rodeo by aligning all levels of competition. In association with the PBR, WCRA produces major rodeo events, developing additional opportunities for rodeo-industry competitors, stakeholders, and fans. To learn more, visit wcrarodeo.com. For athletes interested in learning more about the WCRA Virtual Rodeo Qualifier (VRQ) system, visit app.wcrarodeo.com.

 

About PBR

PBR is the world’s premier bull riding organization. More than 700 bull riders compete in more than 200 events annually across the televised PBR Unleash The Beast tour (UTB), which features the top 35 bull riders in the world; the PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT); the PBR Touring Pro Division (TPD); and the PBR’s international circuits in Australia, Brazil, Canada and Mexico. PBR’s digital assets include RidePass, which is home to Western sports. PBR is a subsidiary of IMG, a global leader in sports, fashion, events and media. For more information, visit PBR.com, or follow on Facebook at Facebook.com/PBR, Twitter at Twitter.com/PBR, and YouTube at YouTube.com/PBR.

The competitions will be televised on CBS Sports Network and CBS Television Network

 

LAS VEGAS – South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa has partnered with the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) to host 48 of the world’s top professional bull riders in the South Point Arena split into 12 teams and divisions, facing off until two teams remain to compete for the championship. The competitions each Friday and Saturday will be televised on CBS Sports Network with a “Game of the Week” broadcast on CBS Television Network each Sunday. Every night of competition will feature three “games,” where each game will comprise a head-to-head matchup of three riders from one team against three riders from another on the sport’s toughest bulls.

 

The first four weekends of the PBR Monster Energy Team Challenge at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas on June 5-28 will be closed-to-the-public using the safety protocols PBR debuted during three previous event weekends in April and May, including a scaled-down crew, medical testing, functional separation and social distancing.

 

“We are proud to partner with the PBR in bringing the world’s best bull riders to the South Point Arena.  There is no better place than Vegas Cowboy Central to put the sports and entertainment capital back on television.  Las Vegas will always be here to entertain you, even if you can’t be here.”  said Ryan Growney, General Manager of South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa.

 

The competition will then culminate in a championship weekend that will welcome fans to ticketed events at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota July 10-12.

 

South Point Arena hosts the PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Finals each year.

 

“After successfully holding closed events in Oklahoma that utilized a comprehensive wellness and safety plan now being reviewed by other leagues, we have added protocols to provide fans a secure place to enjoy a new exciting team format,” said PBR Commissioner Sean Gleason. “We want to thank our fans for their patience and cooperation, as well as our venue, city and state partners, including Governor Kristi Noem, for collaborating on these measures for bringing this new team tournament in front of fans in an environment they’ll be comfortable in.”

 

Every team will have played six regular season games after four weeks.  The teams with the top three records in each division will make the playoffs, with the regular season division champion earning a first round bye. Championship weekend – a single elimination bracket – will feature wild card matchups on Friday, the semifinals on Saturday, and Championship Sunday broadcast on CBS Television Network, with the consolation game on CBS Sports Network.

 

PBR’s most recent Unleash The Beast ticketed event for fans was in Little Rock March 6-7, 2020. When restrictions on mass gatherings from COVID-19 (Coronavirus) were put into place, PBR held closed-to-fans events for television in Georgia March 15-16, and at the Lazy E Arena in Oklahoma April 25-26 and May 9-10 with a comprehensive safety plan approved by three layers of government.

 

The PBR will announce in the coming weeks further competition details and rosters for The PBR Monster Energy Team Challenge, which will not offer individual riders’ points toward the 2020 world standings.

 

PBR will handle all production for these events, which are subject to change depending on developments with Covid-19.

 

 

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About PBR (Professional Bull Riders)

PBR is the world’s premier bull riding organization. More than 700 bull riders compete in more than 200 events annually across the televised PBR Unleash the Beast Tour (UTB), which features the top 35 bull riders in the world; the PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT); the PBR Touring Pro Division (TPD); and the PBR’s international circuits in Australia, Brazil, Canada and Mexico. PBR’s digital assets include RidePass, which is home to Western sports. PBR is a subsidiary of IMG, a global leader in sports, fashion, events and media. For more information, visit PBR.com, or follow on Facebook at Facebook.com/PBR, Twitter at Twitter.com/PBR, and YouTube at YouTube.com/PBR.

 

About Monster Energy

Based in Corona, California, Monster Energy is the leading marketer of energy drinks and alternative beverages. Refusing to acknowledge the traditional, Monster Energy supports the scene and sport. Whether motocross, off-road, NASCAR, MMA, BMX, surf, snowboard, ski, skateboard, or the rock and roll lifestyle, Monster Energy is a brand that believes in authenticity and the core of what its sports, athletes and musicians represent. More than a drink, it is the way of life lived by athletes, sports, bands, believers and fans. See more about Monster Energy including all of its drinks at www.monsterenergy.com.

 

 

About South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa

Featuring more than 2,100 guestrooms, South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa overlooks the famous Las Vegas Strip and the serenity of the surrounding mountainscape. Each oversized guest room features state-of-the-art LED televisions as well as WiFi with high-speed internet connections. Guests visiting South Point Hotel will experience affordable luxury through a casino offering top-of-the-line gaming technology, more than 60 table games and a separate race and sports book area, 11 restaurants, including the award-winning Michael’s Gourmet Room, world-class Costa Del Sur Spa and Salon, a 400-seat showroom featuring headliner entertainment, a 700-seat Bingo room, a 16-screen Cinemark movie complex, a state-of-the-art 64-lane bowling center, a 52,000-square foot Conference Center and an 80,000-square foot Exhibit Hall. South Point Hotel is also home to the Tournament Bowling Plaza, a multi-million-dollar professional bowling tournament facility. In addition, South Point Hotel has the finest equestrian event facility in the country. The 240,000 square feet of event space features three climate-controlled arenas, vet clinic, feed store, more than 1,200 climate-controlled stalls and plays host to some of the country’s most unique events. South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa is at 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89183.

 

“Official Hotel and Casino of Las Vegas Motor Speedway” and sponsor of the September 2020 Las Vegas NASCAR Monster Energy cup race, South Point 400. In addition, South Point’s Sports Book is home of Vegas Stats & Information Network” (VSiN), where you can listen to the broadcast on SiriusXM 204 and watch the video livestream on VSiN.com.

 

For more information or for room reservations, call (702) 796-7111 or visit the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa website. Connect with South Point on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.