It's almost here - The RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo (website / Facebook) starts Thursday, April 10, 2014, at the Lazy E Arena in Oklahoma! 192 contestants, (the top 2 qualifiers, in each rodeo event, from each of the 12 PRCA / WPRA Circuits) will be participating in this prestigious championship rodeo event.
Sixteen (16) of the PRCA / WPRA California Circuits' best are heading Guthrie, Oklahoma for the 2014 RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo at it's new home - The Lazy E Arena !
Congratulations and Good Luck to All !!
Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo 2014
Contestants representing the PRCA and WPRA California Circuits
Good Luck to all !!
These cowboys and cowgirls have been working and travelling non-stop all year to earn the right to participate in this Championship Rodeo Event. Please join us as we wish each and every one of the contestants "Good Luck". We also ask you to join us in sending out extra special "Good Luck - Go Get Um" wishes to each and every PRCA / WPRA California Circuit Cowboy and Cowgirl! We are all very proud of each and every one of you! Your families, friends, and fans - All of us back home will be rooting for you!
Meet your Contestants from the PRCA / WPRA California Circuits: (Bios courtesy of the PRCA and the WPRA).
| CONTESTANT | HOME TOWN | EVENT | BIO |
| Tyson Thompson | Bradley, CA | Bareback Riding | Bio |
| George Gillespie | Placerville, CA | Bareback Riding | Bio |
| Joaquin Real | Woody, CA | Saddle Bronc | Bio |
| Mert Bradshaw | Eagle Point, OR | Saddle Bronc | Bio |
| Sammy Matthews | Springville, CA | Bull Riding | |
| Kaycee Rose | Clovis, CA | Bull Riding | |
| Cameron Elston | Ramona, CA | Tie Down Roping | |
| Ryle Smith | Oakdale, CA | Tie Down Roping | Bio |
| Trula Churchill | Valentine, NE | Ladies Barrels | Bio |
| Ann Scott | Canyon Country, CA | Ladies Barrels | |
| Ryle Smith | Oakdale, CA | Steer Wrestling | Bio |
| Sterling Lambert | Fallon, NV | Steer Wrestling | |
| Levi Grantham | Paso Robles, CA | Team Roping/Header | |
| Clint White | Shandon, CA | Team Roping/Header | |
| Denny Watkins | Bakersfield, CA | Team Roping/Heeler | |
| Brent Lockett | Winton, CA | Team Roping/Heeler |
For more information about the PRCA California Circuit, please visit (website / Facebook). You can also follow the WPRA California Circuit by visiting (website / Facebook). We thank you for your support of the PRCA California Circuits!
RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo (Photo courtesy of www.rncfr.com)
For more information about the RAM National Finals Rodeo and all of the exciting events happening before, during, and after rodeo, please visit the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo at website and on their Facebook.
About the RNCFR and the RAM Circuit System
(From our friends at the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (website / Facebook):
About the RNCFR
The tournament-style RNFCR determines the national circuit champions in each event. The competition produces exciting challenges for the athletes and vivid entertainment for the fans. All 24 qualifiers from the 12 circuits compete in the two preliminary rounds of the rodeo. The top eight contestants from each event advance to the semifinal round, with all previous scores and times thrown out. The top four move on to the final round, a sudden-death competition that determines the national circuit champion in each event. Because the top four contestants begin that final round with a clean slate, each one has an equal opportunity to claim a RNCFR title.
As the regular season ends, top competitors from each event qualify to compete in their circuit finals rodeos. Champions from those rodeos, as well as the year-end winners from each circuit, are then invited to Oklahoma City [now Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma] to vie for the RNCFR championships.
Each contestant can compete inside and outside of his circuit throughout the year, but only the points he earns within the circuit he designates at the beginning of the season are applied toward his place in the circuit standings. However, everything he wins inside and outside his chosen circuit is applied toward his world standings – except for money earned at the regional circuit finals, Dodge/Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo and All American ProRodeo Finals, which do not count toward world standings.
The tournament-style RNFCR determines the national circuit champions in each event. The competition produces exciting challenges for the athletes and vivid entertainment for the fans. All 24 qualifiers from the 12 circuits compete in the two preliminary rounds of the rodeo. The top eight contestants from each event advance to the semifinal round, with all previous scores and times thrown out. The top four move on to the final round – a sudden-death competition that determines the national circuit champion in each event. Because the top four contestants begin with a clean slate in the Wrangler Round, each one has an equal opportunity to claim a DNCFR/RNCFR title.
Event winners receive a $20,000 voucher for a new Dodge vehicle in addition to their winnings.
