Jose Vitor Leme ties PBR record in Gamblers win over Cowboys
NXTbets Pro | Published On: October 24, 2026
Leme
Leme delivered the biggest ride of Friday night in Kansas City, and it came with history attached. Leme scored a personal season-high 92.20 points on Super Trooper and tied Chris Shivers’ PBR record with his 94th career 90-point ride. The performance gave the No. 2 Austin Gamblers the kind of lift teams chase in the closing stretch of the season, because one ride can swing a matchup and reshape the standings in a hurry. The number beside his name carried the weight of a season-best score and a record-tying mark at the same time. The ride fit the stakes of the weekend, with every qualified score carrying more value as teams fight for positioning and riders chase individual honors. Leme also strengthened his case in the PBR Teams MVP race. He extended his lead and moved within one qualified ride of locking up the honor. That puts his next qualified ride under a sharper spotlight, because the award can turn on one more trip down the dirt. His night did more than add another strong line to his season ledger. It tied him to one of the sport’s standard-setting names and gave the Gamblers another reason to believe they can keep building momentum at the right time.
Austin Gamblers
The Gamblers used Leme’s ride to beat the No. 3 Carolina Cowboys and move one step closer to a key postseason goal. Austin moved within one win of securing a Top 3 seed and a first-round bye at the PBR Teams Championship, a position that would reward the team for staying near the top throughout the season. That kind of finish matters in PBR Teams, where seeding can change the path through the bracket and spare a team from an early test against another contender. Austin’s result also tightens the battle at the top of the standings, because the Gamblers continue to hold one of the most valuable spots in the field. The Cowboys entered the night, but Austin came out on top when it counted. The win gave the Gamblers more breathing room in the race for the upper tier of the table and kept their focus squarely on that first-round bye. Leme’s score supplied the headline moment, but the team result carried the larger consequence. Austin did what it needed to do against a direct rival, and it came away with a win that can shape the rest of the weekend. In a tight team format, those are the nights that matter most. A single matchup can push a club closer to the top or leave it scrambling for the next opportunity, and the Gamblers took full advantage of theirs.
PBR Teams field
Friday’s card produced more movement across the league than just Austin’s win. The Florida Freedom upset the Nashville Stampede. The Oklahoma Wildcatters edged the Texas Rattlers by 0.15 points in one of the closest finishes of the night. The Missouri Thunder defeated the Arizona Ridge Riders. The New York Mavericks topped the Kansas City Outlaws. Those results kept the standings crowded and made every remaining ride feel heavier, because teams continue to sort themselves into the race for positioning and the scramble to avoid the Ride-In Game. That pressure hung over the whole night and carried into the next stage of the event as PBR Teams: Outlaw Days continued Saturday at T-Mobile Center. With several clubs still packed tightly together, each matchup has the same basic shape, a chance to climb or a chance to slide. The narrow margin in the Oklahoma-Texas matchup showed how thin the line can be between a win and a loss, while the other results showed how quickly the board can shift from one night to the next. The teams at the top continue to push for cleaner paths through the postseason, and the clubs near the middle and bottom still have work to do to protect their place in the field. That is what gives the stretch run its edge. Every ride can matter to a seed, a bye or a spot in the wrong kind of playoff game. Friday delivered all three kinds of pressure in one night, and the standings remained tight enough to keep the next round of rides meaningful.
