CAROLINA COWBOYS FINISH HOMESTAND 2-1 WITH WALK-OFF WIN SUNDAY
**********Cowboys Remain Third in the PBR Teams Standings Heading Into the Bye Week**********
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Carolina Cowboys (14-9) went 2-1 at Cowboy Days with wins on Friday and Sunday to remain ranked No. 3 in the PBR Teams standings, two games back from the Missouri Thunder and Nashville Stampede, who remained tied atop the league standings with matching 16-7 records.
On Friday, Carolina rode three bulls, defeating the Oklahoma Wildcatters (9-14) on home dirt to begin the team’s three-day homestand in the winner’s circle.
The Cowboys and Wildcatters were nearly even on the scoreboard after the opening frame. Oklahoma’s Eduardo Matos (Emilianópolis, Brazil) recorded an 87.6-pointer to begin the game but was briefly one-upped by .05 points, as Thiago Salgado (Naviraí, Brazil) was scored 87.65 for his 8-second effort atop Hoka Hey to round out the first.
Making his PBR Teams debut, rookie Ethan Skogquist (Elk River, Minnesota) turned in an 86.4-point conversion for the Cowboys in the bottom of the fourth to cushion Carolina’s lead by a ride score. Adriano Salgado (Batatais, Brazil) added the cherry on top during the fifth (87.25) to solidify the 261.3-87.6 victory.
The Nashville Stampede (16-7) rode three bulls to defeat the Cowboys 260.75-88.75 during the second day of Carolina’s homestand.
Alan de Souza (Tremembé, Brazil) immediately went the distance for Nashville during the opening out, scoring 87.9 points atop Ima Thug. Carolina’s Guilherme Valleiras (Pirassununga, Brazil) evened the count at one ride score per side via an electric 88.75 points on Rocket Man to capture the lead moments later. Gustavo Luiz da Silva (Inocência, Brazil) quickly put Nashville into the lead once more with 85.9 points as the back-and-forth exchange continued. Rogério Venâncio (Paranaita, Brazil) recorded a clutch conversion on Hay Train for Nashville’s third score, clinching the Stampede’s fifth-straight victory.
The Cowboys concluded their homestand with a dramatic, walk-off victory, as Adriano Salgado delivered a clutch ride during the final out of the weekend to defeat the Arizona Ridge Riders 88.7-88.35 on Sunday.
The fifth and final game of the day featured several re-ride attempts and challenges, but no out mattered more than Salgado’s door-slamming 88.7 finale atop UB Smooth, edging Arizona by .35-point.
“It’s one of those things when you’re down to your last chance multiple times and you don’t see a way out, but the good Lord prevailed and gave us a shot,” Carolina Cowboys General Manager Austin Dillon said postgame.
“Adriano, he’s been so good for us. He’s got a lion’s heart. I knew when he got that opportunity for the re-ride after the first one warmed him up that he was going to have a good shot. That’s the best I’ve seen him ride all year. He really attacked that ride.”
The Cowboys and the PBR Teams league will take a weeklong break before the team returns to action at Rattler Days at Dickies Arena Oct. 2-4 in Fort Worth, Texas, where they will face the Austin Gamblers (13-10, Oct. 2), Kansas City Outlaws (8-15, Oct. 3) and Florida Freedom (9-14, Oct. 4).
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PBR Teams Season Standings:
Here are the current Teams standings for the regular season after the final day of competition in Greensboro, N.C.:
Rank
Team
Record
Points
Weekend Record
1.
Missouri Thunder
16-7
5,033.60
2-1
2.
Nashville Stampede
16-7
4,677.25
2-1
3.
Carolina Cowboys
14-9
3,446.75
2-1
4.
Austin Gamblers
13-10
4,700.70
2-1
5.
Texas Rattlers
12-11
3,722.55
1-2
6.
Arizona Ridge Riders
10-13
3,865.75
0-3
7.
Florida Freedom
9-14
3,099.35
0-3
8.
Oklahoma Wildcatters
9-14
2,912.10
1-2
9.
Kansas City Outlaws
8-15
3,690.50
2-1
10.
New York Mavericks
8-15
3,494.05
3-0
About the Carolina Cowboys:
The Carolina Cowboys, 2025 PBR Teams Champions, are based at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C., where the team will hold its fifth Cowboy Days homestand Sept. 18-20, 2026. The Cowboys are coached by PBR co-founder Jerome Davis and assistant coach Robson Palermo, a three-time PBR Teams Series World Champion. Under the leadership of General Manager Austin Dillon, the 2018 Daytona 500 Champion, the team is owned by 2017 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Richard Childress and prominent entrepreneurs and agriculturalists Jeff and Tammie Broin. From a one-man team in 1969, Richard Childress grew Richard Childress Racing (RCR) into one of the most-respected organizations in NASCAR, with nearly 400 team members supporting full-time operations in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. As a car owner, Childress has earned more than 200 victories in NASCAR’s top three national series, 17 championships, three Daytona 500 championships and three Brickyard 400 championships. Away from the track, Childress is a businessman, philanthropist and conservationist – he loves wine, the outdoors, supporting the military, and investing in America’s youth. Childress’ properties include the award-winning Childress Vineyards. He sits on the board of directors of Growth Energy and holds an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Northwestern Ohio. Entrepreneur and agriculturalist Broin is the founder and CEO of bioprocessing giant POET, the world’s largest biofuel producer. Broin and RCR have a longstanding partnership through NASCAR and worked together to upgrade the league to 15% bioethanol.
About PBR Teams
PBR Teams is an elite league featuring the world’s top bull riders competing on teams in five-on-five games leading to a Team Championship at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. During the 2026 season, the league’s fifth, each of the 10 teams – Arizona Ridge Riders of Glendale, AZ; Austin Gamblers of Austin, TX; Carolina Cowboys of Greensboro, NC; Florida Freedom of Sunrise, FL; Kansas City Outlaws of Kansas City, MO; Missouri Thunder of Ridgedale, MO; Nashville Stampede of Nashville, TN; New York Mavericks of Belmont, NY; Oklahoma Wildcatters of Oklahoma City, OK; and Texas Rattlers of Fort Worth, TX – will host a three-day homestand. Neutral-site games are in Anaheim, CA and Fort Collins, CO.
PBR Teams, launched in July 2022, builds on the existing structure of professional bull riding with the same basic rules for judging and scoring qualified 8-second bull rides. During regular season play, all teams compete in head-to-head matchups against a different opponent each day. The team with the highest aggregate score from five bull attempts wins each game.
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from Taylor Riemersma
Manager, Public Relations, PBR
taylor.riemersma@pbr.com