The Wrangler ProRodeo Tour was started in 2000 as a showcase for the top competitors and rodeos in the PRCA. The tour is divided into 2 sections, the Winter Series and the Summer Series.
Each section makes a 12-city tour with the final round of a major rodeo serving as the tour round in which cowboys and Cowgirls compete for tour points to qualify for the Winter Series championship, the Pace Chute-Out.
The tour stops are televised and feature the best in rodeo from the stock, to event, to the rodeo cowboys.
The 12-stops on the Wrangler ProRodeo Winter Tour are:
- Jan. 14 SandHills Stock Show and Rodeo (Event Results) in Odessa, TX.
- Jan. 22 National Western Stock Show and Rodeo (Event Results) in Denver, CO.
- Feb. 5 Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo (Event Results) in Rapid City, SD.
- Feb. 19 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo (Event Results) in San Antonio, TX.
- Feb. 25 San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo in San Angleo, TX.
- Feb. 26 La Fiesta De Los Vaqueros (Event Results) in Tucson, AZ.
- Mar. 25 Rodeo Austin (Event Results) in Austin, TX.
- Apr. 2 Laughlin River Stampede (Event Results) in Laughlin, NV.
- Apr. 9 Clark County Fair and Rodeo (Event Results) in Logandale, NV.
- Apr. 23 Red Bluff Round-Up (Event Results) in Red Bluff, CA.
- Apr. 30 Clovis Rodeo (Event Results) in Clovis, CA.
- May 7 Guymon Pioneer Days (Event Results) in Guymon, OK.
The Pace Chute-Out is the winter tour's finale where the 12 top contestants in points per event qualify to compete. There are regular rounds, a semifinal round and a final round.
Winners of the Pace Chute-Out, along with the winners of the Summer Finale go on to compete in the Championship Finale the crowning event of the ProRodeo Tour.
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