Jose Vitor Leme Wins 2019 PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Championship to Expand Lead atop World Rankings

Photo courtesy of © Andre Silva
Photo courtesy of © Andre Silva

Regarded as the “Championship before the Championship,” world No. 1 Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil) inched one step closer to etching his name in the PBR record books Sunday evening at the 2019 PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Finals. Winning the season-culminating event for the league’s premier expansion series en route to capturing the coveted 2019 PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Championship, Leme left South Point Arena & Equestrian Center with a firmer hold atop the world standings, now 749.16 points ahead of No. 2 Jess Lockwood (Volborg, Montana) before the 2019 PBR Unleash The Beast World Finals on Nov. 6-10.

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World No. 1 Leme and No. 2 Lockwood Remain Locked in Heated World Title Race with Top 5 Finishes during Round 1 of the 2019 PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Finals

Photo courtesy of © Andre Silva
Photo courtesy of © Andre Silva

In front of a historic, sold-out crowd inside South Point Arena & Equestrian Center, the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) world title race intensified Saturday evening during Round 1 of the 2019 Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Finals with world No. 1 Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil) and No. 2 Jess Lockwood (Volborg, Montana) both posting Top-5 scores.

Read MoreWorld No. 1 Leme and No. 2 Lockwood Remain Locked in Heated World Title Race with Top 5 Finishes during Round 1 of the 2019 PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Finals