1. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 4.6 seconds, $18,630; 2. Justin Van Davis/Clay O’Brien Cooper, 4.9, $14,724; 3. (tie) Clay Tryan/Jake Corkill and Derrick Begay/Cesar de la Cruz, 5.0, $9,465; 5. Dustin Bird/Paul Eaves, 5.1, $4,808; 6. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 5.3, $3,005.

1. Caleb Bennett on Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo’s Wise Guy, 85.5 points, $18,630; 2. Clint Cannon, 85, $14,724; 3. Jessy Davis, 84.5, $11,118; 4. (tie) Kaycee Feild and Ty Breuer and Casey Colletti, 83.5, $5,208 each.

1. Trevor Knowles, 3.1 seconds, $18,630; 2. (tie) Dakota Eldridge and Stand Branco, 4.0, $12,921 each; 4. Casey Martin, 4.2, $7,813; 5. Jason Miller, 4.3, $4,808; 6. Dean Gorsuch, 4.5, $3,005.

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