Game notes: Oklahoma City - Professional Bull Riders

providing the play-by-play, filling in for Craig Hummer, who is recovering from a cycling accident. Color
commentary will be provided by McBride, and dirt-level interviews will be handled by Leah Garcia. BFTS
telecasts are produced for the PBR by David Neal Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company led
by 34-time Emmy® Award winner and Peabody Award winner David Neal, who serves as executive producer
and creative lead.
PROVIDING PROTECTION - The Dickies® DuraBullfighters are Jesse Byrne of Okotoks, Alberta; Shorty
Gorham of Cotulla, Texas; and Frank Newsom of Paoli, Okla.
TOP-RANKED RIDER – Two-time defending World Champion Silvano Alves is the top-ranked rider on the
Built Ford Tough Series. Here are the top-ranked riders with their BFTS points by week:
Week 1 - Silvano Alves, 1068.41 (222.54 points ahead of Aaron Roy)
Week 2 - Silvano Alves, 1709.91 (437.29 points ahead of Douglas Duncan)
Week 3 – Silvano Alves, 2154.66 (634.54 points ahead of Douglas Duncan)
Editor’s note: The point leader on June 1 has gone on to win the World Championship four times in the last six
years: Renato Nunes (2010), Kody Lostroh (2009), Guilherme Marchi (2008), and Justin McBride (2007).
BREAKDOWN BY COUNTRY – There are 20 riders from the United States, nine riders from Brazil, and
three riders from Australia and Canada. Here is the breakdown by country:
Australia (3) – Brendon Clark, Ben Jones, and Lachlan Richardson.
Brazil (8) – Silvano Alves, Agnaldo Cardozo, Marco Eguchi, Edevaldo Ferreira, Guilherme Marchi, Renato
Nunes, Robson Palermo, Emilio Resende, and Joao Ricardo Vieira.
Canada (3) – Jared Farley, Ty Pozzobon, and Aaron Roy.
United States (20) – Brant Atwood, Dakota Beck, Ryan Dirteater, Douglas Duncan, Jordan Hupp, Cody
Johnson, Mike Lee, J.B. Mauney, Austin Meier, Jory Markiss, Cody Nance, Chase Outlaw, Shane Proctor, Billy
Robinson, Caleb Sanderson, Nathan Schaper, Luke Snyder, Harve Stewart, Sean Willingham, and Stormy
Wing.
BREAKDOWN BY STATE – There are seven riders from Texas; two from Oklahoma and North Carolina;
and one from Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, North Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and
Washington. Here is the breakdown by state:
Arkansas – Chase Outlaw; Colorado – Jory Markiss; Florida – Caleb Sanderson; Georgia – Sean Willingham;
Missouri – Luke Snyder; North Carolina – J.B. Mauney and Shane Proctor; North Dakota – Nathan Schaper;
Oklahoma – Ryan Dirteater and Austin Meier; Tennessee – Cody Nance; Texas – Brant Atwood, Douglas
Duncan, Jordan Hupp, Cody Johnson, Mike Lee, Harve Stewart, and Stormy Wing; Virginia – Billy Robinson;
and Washington – Dakota Beck.
LONGEST BUCKOFF STREAKS IN BFTS EVENTS – Here is a list of the longest buckoff streaks in Built
Ford Tough Series events:
BFTS Record Overall Record
35 – Bushwacker (Richard Oliveira/Julio Moreno) 37-1 (97.37%) 52-2 (96.30%)
35 – Silver Wings (D&H Cattle Company) 37-1 (97.37%) 57-1 (98.28%)