Soon one of the “meanest” bulls was put into the
chute for Junior -- his name was Fluffy, and I think he
may have moved once before Dale Jr dismounted after
having a little fun.
45 of the world’s best bull riders participated in
the 3 day competition with 1 goal in mind -- to stay on
that bull for 8 seconds.
Like in NASCAR, the competition began with a little
showmanship. As the bull riders were introduced American
flags were flying and a burst of fireballs jumped into
the air as the house lights dimmed.
Competing in the bull riding competition was 2 time
world champion bull rider Adriano Morales, 2005 champ
Justin McBride, Sean Willingham and Ross Coleman along
with a host of other Professional Bull Riders. All were
set on winning the Dale Jr PBR Clash title.
“The PBR has some of the toughest bull riders in the
world,” said Earnhardt. “They are great guys but to do
what they do you not only need to be an excellent
athlete but a little psycho too.”
Junior went on to say he’d prefer to be behind the
wheel going 200 mph than to ride one of the bucking
bulls.