ProRodeo Sports News - August 18, 2023

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Seventh annual Sowing Good Deeds Contest

BY THE NUMBERS 2 The number of times Dan Fisher and his sons, Vin Fisher Jr., and J. Tom Fisher qualified together to compete in the National Finals Steer Roping. The years all three Fishers were in the NFSR field were 2010 and 2013. J. Tom won the family’s first PRCA Steer Roping World Championship in 2022 in Mulvane, Kan. 6 The PRCA record for most consecutive bull riding world championships shared by Jim Shoulders (1954-59) and Sage Kimzey (2014-19). $11K The amount of money ($11,867) earned by Paden Bray in tie-down roping and team roping at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo in Hermiston, Ore., on Aug. 12. He also won all-around cowboy honors at the Playoff Series Rodeo. $14K The amount of money ($14,980) earned by saddle bronc rider Kolby Wanchuk by winning the Home On The Range Champions Ride in Sentinel Butte, N.D., on Aug. 5. He posted 181.5 points on two head.

In recognition of the support that PRCA-sanctioned rodeos contribute to local, regional, and national charities, Hesston by Massey Ferguson presents the Sowing Good Deeds contest. The contest is a chance to share the stories of rodeo teams

certain criteria

• Participating rodeos will receive a Hesston by Massey Ferguson Sowing Good Deeds banner to hang in their arena • Entries are due Sept. 30 and the top five finalists will be named on or round Oct. 13. Visit this link to enter: https://

across the country who are doing good in their communities. One rodeo committee will win a Massey Ferguson® tractor for the great work they do. Contest Details • Open to all PRCA-sanctioned rodeo committees, regardless of size. • Participating rodeo committees must apply for the Sowing Good Deeds program and meet

www.masseyferguson.com/en_us/discover-mf/ mf-community/community/sowinggooddeeds. html Past winners are the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo (2022), Burke (S.D.) Stampede (2021), Caldwell (Idaho) Nights Rodeo (2020), Santa Maria (Calif.) Elks Rodeo (2019), and Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo (2018), Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo (2017).

Cowboy Channel sponsored NASCAR entry in Indianapolis

The Cowboy Channel, the official network of ProRodeo and the first 24-hour television network dedicated to Western sports and the Western lifestyle, partnered with Richard Childress Racing for the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. Austin Dillon drove the No. 3, The Cowboy Channel Carolina Cowboys Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 on Aug. 13, live on NBC. Dillon finished 16th. Headquartered in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, The Cowboy Channel features content focused on ProRodeo, PRCA Xtreme bull riding, barrel racing, roping, reining, and other Western sports genres, along with Western fashion and music. The programming lineup also features a wide variety of “live” coverage from over 650+ major western events and rodeos across the country showcasing the world’s toughest and most talented PRCA cowboys and cowgirls, including the National Finals Rodeo live from Las Vegas every December.

“I am so thankful to Patrick Gottsch and everyone on his team for highlighting The Cowboy Channel, The Cowboy Channel Plus App, and of course, the Carolina Cowboys on the No. 3 car (the weekend of Aug. 11-13).” Dillon, the 2018 Daytona 500 Champion, is the grandson of Richard Childress, a 2017 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee. Dillon is a four-time winner in the NASCAR Cup Series and has made the NASCAR Playoffs five times (2016-18, 2020 and 2022). RCR has celebrated more than 50 years of racing and earned more than 200 victories and 16 championships, including six in the NASCAR Cup Series with the late legendary Dale Earnhardt. “We want to thank Richard Childress for the opportunity to promote The Cowboy Channel and our PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus app on such a prestigious, national stage – Indianapolis Motor Speedway with NASCAR’s Verizon 200 at the Brickyard on network television,” said Patrick Gottsch, founder of The Cowboy Channel.

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