BARREL RACING RECORDS Women’s Professional Rodeo Association 431 S. Cascade Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Phone (719) 447-4726 • Fax (719) 447-4631 www.wpra.com Pozzi Captures Second World Title In Dramatic Fashion by Joe Kusek Brittany Pozzi was in no mood to talk entering the final round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The previous nine rounds of barrel racing during the Wrangler NFR had been an emotional roller coaster. From the high of winning two go-rounds to the devastating low of knocking over a barrel in seventh round when she switched to Stitch, who used to be her main mount. The Wrangler NFR was coming to a close and Pozzi was holding on tight to her lead in the WPRA world standings. Now it came down to this: The final round of the WNFR to determine the world champion. Pozzi knew she would need a little help to win her second world title. The mathematical possibilities would make an accountant dizzy. And the 25-year-old Victoria, Texas cowgirl didn’t want to know any of them. “It was don’t mess with Brittany, don’t freak her out,’’ Pozzi said of the understanding of her strong support group of family and friends. Pozzi filled her day in Las Vegas with some shopping and taking care of her horses. But Pozzi’s competitive curiosity finally got the best of her. An hour before the 10th and final round at the Thomas and Mack Center, Pozzi was frantically calling those same friends and family to find out the different scenarios that faced her before the final barrel racing run. “I couldn’t take it anymore,’’ Pozzi said with a laugh. “I was calling people, ‘Talk to me.’ I had to know.’’ What she needed, along with another solid run aboard her horse Duke, was some help from two-time world champion Sherry Cervi. Cervi had to bump 2008 world champion Lindsay Sears out of first place for the average for Pozzi to win the coveted gold buckle. “I was leaning over the railing watching Sherry’s run,’’ Pozzi said of being a very interested spectator. Brittany Pozzi and Duke round the barrels to perfection en route to winning a second career world title with total earnings of $279,435. Photo by Kenneth Springer. Cervi would edge Sears by a scant five-hundredths of a second (139.01 to 139.06) for her second WNFR average title. The 12th one out and the last of the three in contention (Sears, Cervi and Pozzi), Pozzi delivered a solid 13.81-second run to place third in the round and to pick up a check totaling $10,228. Sears placed fifth for $4,423. “I knew, I knew,’’ Pozzi said of the final numbers. It also put her an important third in the average, which was worth another $28,197. Pozzi had her second world championship in three years in one of the most dramatic world title races in WPRA history. Pozzi won the world title by $7,091 over Sears. Pozzi finished with $279,434. Sears was second with $272,343, while Cervi jumped from seventh to third in the final world standings with $219,628. It is the first time in WPRA history that three barrel racers won more than $200,000 in a single season. “It’s terrible that someone’s bad luck is your fortune,’’ Pozzi said of Sears falling one place in the average. The three combined to win six go-rounds at the WNFR and a total of $400,793 over the 10 rounds. Cervi was the high-money winner not only among all barrel racers but of any competitor with $146,100 followed by Sears with $131,125 and Pozzi with $123,569. A total of 10 barrel racers won over $103,000 during the 2009 season. The most going to Pozzi. “I’m more excited about this time than when I won the first one,’’ said an ever-smiling Pozzi. “Last time (2007), it was a lot of pressure and it was just like, ‘Whew,’ it’s over. This year, it was a race. It was exciting. “I’m pretty proud of myself, I’m not going to lie.’’ Pozzi came to Las Vegas with a $14,000 lead over Sears in the WPRA world standings. Pozzi won 13 barrel racing titles at rodeos in eight states, along with four in Canada. She also won the year-end Canadian Pro Rodeo Association barrel racing championship in November. After a slow winter, Pozzi pocketed $29,372 during the lucrative Fourth of July run, the most of any barrel racer and second-most for any competitor in professional rodeo. “I credit most of the Fourth of July run to Stitch. He loves those big outdoor pens,’’ said Pozzi, of her 12-year-old gelding who’s registered name is Sixth Vision. It was Stitch who carried Pozzi to the world title in 2007 and a runner-up finish in 2008. However, when it came time for the WNFR, Pozzi opted for Duke, a six-year-old gelding who’s registered name is Yeah Hes Firen. “I know what people were saying, ‘How can you get off a championship horse?’ ” Pozzi said. “I had ridden 20 rounds at the WNFR on Stitch without hitting a barrel.’’ But Pozzi also understood that Duke would operate better in the tighter confines of the Thomas and Mack Center. “Duke has a very different style,’’ Pozzi explained. “When you lead him in, he stands up. But he is just so quick, snappy around the barrel. He tries hard all the time. When he stubs his toe, he tries even harder.’’ Duke was fine in the arena, but outside, that was a different story. “He’s so wild. So hard to control. They were laughing at me when I was trying to warm him up,’’ said Pozzi. “He’s just ready to go.’’ Pozzi and Duke opened the WNFR with 1-2-2 finishes in the first three rounds. They missed out on the money in rounds four and six but placed third in round five. Pozzi decided to switch horses for the seventh round, bringing out Stitch. “Duke is just six, he needed a rest,’’ Pozzi said of the decision. But Stitch and Pozzi bumped a barrel, putting her world title hopes in jeopardy. “When I first hit the barrel, I thought, ‘Oh no, we’re not going to win the world,’ ” recalled Pozzi. “I was kind of a wreck. It was such a great race with myself, Lindsay and Sherry. It was just one of those races where it was going to be who screwed up first. And that was me. “Then I found out I had moved just one place down in the average. I just had to calm down. A lot of things can happen over 10 rounds. I was nervous, but you can’t let it get you down.’’ Pozzi went back to Duke for the eighth round and promptly won with a time of 13.77 seconds, her best run of the WNFR. “The game plan worked perfectly,’’ she said of resting Duke. “I just didn’t plan on knocking over the barrel. That wasn’t the plan,’’ she continued with another laugh. “Duke, I’ve just got so much confidence in him. “I was not going to stress out until it was over. That was my way of dealing with it … not thinking about it. Those last three rounds, there was no playing it safe.’’ Pozzi closed out the WNFR with a 1-2-3 finish in the final three rounds. “I’m just so excited,’’ she said. “I think it showed my ability to ride different horses and to win world titles on different horses.’’ She plans to compete at the winter rodeos around Texas, “They’re pretty close to home, easy to get to,’’ but then spend the spring working with her younger horses around home. “I’ll go back out hard during the summer,’’ Pozzi said of her 2010. But it was time to savor 2009. “It’s been a great year.’’ BARREL RACING World Records & Season Stats Youngest NFR Qualifiers Ann Lewis, 10 years old, 1968 Rachael Myllymaki, 11 years old, 1988 Oldest NFR Qualifiers June Holeman, 62-years-old, 2005 Martha Josey, 60-years-old, 1998 Mary Burger, 58-years-old, 2006 Linda Vick, 58-years-old, 2005 Judy Myllymaki, 54-years-old, 1998 Most Money Won at the NFR Sherry Cervi, $146,100, 2009 Lindsay Sears, $139,002, 2008 Lindsay Sears, $131,126, 2009 Janet Stover, $126,934, 2001 Brittany Pozzi, $123,570, 2009 Sherry Cervi, $114,373, 1999 Most Money Won at a Rodeo $61,500 by Lindsay Sears at the 2008 RodeoHouston $58,500 by Mary Burger at the 2009 RodeoHouston BARREL RACING World Records & Season Stats Back to Back World Champions Kelly Kaminski, 2004-2005 Kristie Peterson, 1996-1998 Charmayne James, 1984-1993 Gail Petska, 1972-1973 Jane Mayo, 1959-1961 Billie McBride, 1955-1958 Wanda Harper Bush, 1952-1953 Most Money Won, Rookie Year $79,076 by Brittany Pozzi, 2003 $60,782 by Peyton Raney, 1999 $54,913 by Gloria Freeman, 2000 Repeat World Champions (not back to back) Brittany Pozzi, 2007, 2009 Charmayne James, 1984-93, 2002 Sherry Cervi, 1995, 1999 Kristie Peterson, 1994, 1996 Lynn McKenzie, 1978, 1981 Loretta Manual, 1963, 1967 Latonne Sewalt, 1950, 1954 Margaret Owens, 1948, 1951 Oldest World Champion Mary Burger, 58 years old, 2006 Janet Stover, 47 years old, 2001 Kristie Peterson, 43 years old, 1998 Kappy Allen, 42 years old, 2000 Martha Josey, 42 years old, 1980 Most Money Won, Regular Season (Prior to NFR) $184,567 by Lindsay Sears, 2008 $155,865 by Brittany Pozzi, 2009 $141,218 by Lindsay Sears, 2009 $130,996 by Sherry Cervi, 1999 Placed in 10 Consecutive Rounds at NFR Colette Graves Baier, 1974 Lynn McKenzie, 1978 Charmayne James, 1986 Kristie Peterson, 1996-97 Most NFR Qualifications Charmayne James, 19 (1984-2002) Sherry Combs Johnson, 12 (1959-68, 70, 91) Kay Blandford, 13 (1975, 77, 79, 81, 93, 95-97, 99-2003) Mildred Farris, 12 (1959-70) Jimmie Gibbs Munroe, 11 Martha Josey, 11 Deb Mohon, 11 Sammie Thurman Brackenbury, 11 Sherry Cervi, 11 (1994-2001, 03, 05-06, 09) WPRA Career Earnings Leaders (Through 2009) 1. Charmayne James, $1,842,506 2. Sherry Cervi, $1,784,969 3. Kristie Peterson, $1,346,861 4. Brittany Pozzi, $1,135,812 5. Molly Powell, $925,382 6. Lindsay Sears, $910,340 7. Janet Stover, $875,606 8. Kay Blandford, $852,728 9. Kelly Kaminski, $722,780 10. Rachael Myllymaki, $714,126 Youngest World Champion Ann Lewis, 10 years old, 1968 Jackie Jo Perrin, 13 years old, 1977 Charmayne James, 14 years old, 1984 (Ann was killed, a car accident just prior to the 1968 NFR but maintained her lead, the world standings and was awarded the championship posthumously.) Highest Single-Year Earnings $323,570 by Lindsay Sears, 2008 $279,435 by Brittany Pozzi, 2009 272,344 by Lindsay Sears, 2009 $245,369 by Sherry Cervi, 1999 WPRA Presidents since 1948 2009 Kathi Myers 2005-2009 Jymmy Kay Davis 2003-2004 Patti Davis 1997-2002 Carolynn Vietor 1996 Carolynn Vietor (acting) 1994-1995 Carol Lake 1978-1993 Jimmie Gibbs Munroe 1976-1977 Kay Vamvoras 1975 Sammie Fancher Thurman 1972-1974 Margaret Clemons 1965-1971 Mildred Farris 1960-1964 Florence Youree 1957-1959 Billie McBride 1954-1956 Jackie Worthington 1952-1953 Billye Burk Gamblin 1951 Thena Mae Farr 1950 Nancy Binford 1948-1949 Margaret Owens BARREL RACING BARREL RACING World Records & Season Stats World Records & Season Stats Fastest Time at the Wrangler NFR Rookie of the Year Kelli Tolbert Since 1985 the one run fastest time has been awarded the Fastest Time award in memory of Sissy Thurman. Thomas & Mack Arena, Las Vegas 2009 Shervi Cervi, 13.60 2008 Lindsay Sears, 13.53 2006 Brandie Halls, 13.52 (arena record) 2005 Sheri Sinor-Estrada, 13.77 2004 Kelly Maben, 13.67 2003 Jackie Dube, 13.67 2002 Tammy Key, 13.63 2001* Charmayne James, 13.76 2000* Tona Wright, 13.74 1999* Sherry Cervi, 13.93 1998* Janet Stover, 13.75 1997 Charmayne James, 14.10 1996 Kay Blandford, 13.97 1995 Kristie Peterson, 13.91 1994 Sherry Cervi, 13.80 1993 Lita Scott-Price, 14.02 1992 Deb Mohon, 14.02 1991 Marlene McRae, 13.94 1990 Vana Beissinger, 14.27 1989 Vickie Vickers, 14.25 1988 Marlene McRae, 14.05 1987 Charmayne James, 14.11 1986* Janet Powell Myers, 13.58 1985 Kathy Spears, 14.26 Myriad Arena, Oklahoma City, Okla. 1984 Charmayne James, 16.29 1983 Marlene McRae, 16.10 1982 Sherry Altizer Ingham, 15.95 1981 Lee Ann Guilkey, 16.03 1980 Donna Krening/Sharon Camarillo, 16.25 1979 Lynn McKenzie, 16.32 Norick Arena, Oklahoma City, Okla. 1978 Lynn McKenzie, 16.47 1977 Karen Galemba, 16.32 1976 Connie Combs Kirby, 16.30 1975 Colette Avery Baier, 16.18 1974 Lila Mae Stewart, 16.90 1973 Becky Carson/Marilyn Camarillo, 16.37 1972 Jeana Day, 16.54 1971 Martha Tompkins, 16.33 1970 Dottye Goodspeed, 16.60 1969 Roxie McFarland, 16.64 1968 Mildred Farris, 16.60 *different pattern *bold = record Previous Winners 2008 Sydni Blanchard 2007 Julie Erkamaa 2006 Audrey Ridgeway 2005 Chani Payne 2004 Sabrina Lay 2003 Brittany Pozzi 2002 Jill Besplug 2001 Connie Morris 2000 Gloria Freeman 1999 Jodi Hollingworth 1998 Shelle Shaw 1997 Peyton Raney 1996 Trula Truitt 1995 Ramona Scott 1994 Mindy Schueneman 1993 JoAnn Middleton 1992 Sharon Smith 1991 Donna Kennedy 1990 Melody Smith 1989 Charlotte Schmidt 1988 Vana Beissinger 1987 Lana Merrick-Hemsted 1986 Laura Farley 1985 Tacy Cates-Johnson 1984 Charmayne James 1983 Sherry Elms 1982 Kathy Spears 1981 Lee Ann Guilkey 1980 Wanda Cagliari 1979 Lynn Manning-Flynn 1978 Carol Goostree 1977 Jackie Jo Perrin 1976 Darla Higgins 1975 Lynne Mayes 1974 Colette Graves-Baier 1973 Cheryl Luman 1972 Jann Kremling 1971 Martha TompkinsWright 1970 Joleen Hurst Steiner 1969 Lee Natalie 1968 Ann Lewis 1967 Patti Mack-Prather World Champion Barrel Racer Brittany Pozzi Previous Winners 2008 Lindsay Sears 2007 Kay Blandford (WPRA) Brittany Pozzi-Pharr (PWBR) 2006 Mary Burger 2005 Kelly Kaminski 2004 Kelly Kaminski 2003 Janae Ward 2002 Charmayne James 2001 Janet Stover 2000 Kappy Allen 1999 Sherry Cervi 1998 Kristie Peterson 1997 Kristie Peterson 1996 Kristie Peterson 1995 Sherry Cervi 1994 Kristie Peterson 1993 Charmayne James 1992 Charmayne James 1991 Charmayne James 1990 Charmayne James 1989 Charmayne James 1988 Charmayne James 1987 Charmayne James 1986 Charmayne James 1985 Charmayne James 1984 Charmayne James 1983 Marlene Eddleman 1982 Jan Hansen Smith 1981 Lynn McKenzie 1980 Martha Josey 1979 Carol Goostree 1978 Lynn McKenzie 1977 Jackie Jo Perrin 1976 Connie Combs Kirby 1975 Jimmie Gibbs Munroe 1974 Jeana Day 1973 Gail Petska 1972 Gail Petska 1971 Donna Patterson 1970 Joyce Burk Loomis 1969 Missy Long 1968 Ann Lewis 1967 Loretta Manual 1966 Norita Krause Henderson 1965 Sammie Thurman Brackenbury 1964 Ardith Bruce 1963 Loretta Manual 1962 Sherry Combs Johnson 1961 Jane Mayo 1960 Jane Mayo 1959 Jane Mayo 1958 Billie McBride 1957 Billie McBride 1956 Billie McBride 1955 Billie McBride 1954 LaTonne Sewalt 1953 Wanda Harper Bush 1952 Wanda Harper Bush 1951 Margaret Owens 1950 LaTonne Sewalt 1949 Amy McGilvray 1948 Margaret Owens BARREL RACING World Records & Season Stats Wrangler NFR Average Champion Sherry Cervi, 139.01 on 10 runs Since 1967, the National Finals Rodeo has been held at the same arena as other NFR events. Thomas & Mack Arena, Las Vegas 2008 Jill Moody 140.11 2007 Brittany Pozzi 140.18 2006 Brittany Pozzi, 141.12 2005 Liz Pinkston, 142.65 2004 Molly Powell, 140.93 2003 Janae Ward, 140.50 2002 Charmayne James, 141.75 2001 Kappy Allen, 142,20 2000* Kappy Allen, 140.01 1999* Sherry Cervi, 141.56 1998* Kristie Peterson, 141.58 1997 Kristie Peterson, 143.28 1996 Kristie Peterson, 141.89 1995 Kristie Peterson, 142.22 1994 Kristie Peterson, 143.83 1993 Charmayne James, 145.14 1992 Vana Beissinger, 143.33 1991 Kim West, 144.01 1990 Charmayne James, 145.39 1989 Charmayne James, 146.33 1988 Marlene McRae, 142.85 1987 Charmayne James, 143.51 1986* Charmayne James, 138.93 1985 Janet Powell, 145.38 Norick Arena, Oklahoma City, Okla. 1978 Lynn McKenzie 1977 Jackie Jo Perrin 1976 Connie Combs Kirby 1975 Connie Combs Kirby 1974 Colette Graves Baier 1973 Becky Carson 1972 Gail Petska 1971 Donna Patterson 1970 Joyce Burk Loomis 1969 Missy Long 1968 Kathie O’Brien 1967 Frances Smith Myriad Arena, Oklahoma City, Okla. 1984 Charmayne James 1983 Marlene Eddleman McRae 1982 Paula Fortner Barthle 1981 Donna Krening 1980 Donna Krening 1979 Lynn McKenzie NFR Barrel Race held in Scottsdale, Ariz. 1960 Jane Mayo NFR Barrel Race held in Ft. Worth, Texas 1966 Allene Gaylor Mourne NFR Barrel Race held in Dallas, Texas 1965 Pat Marr 1964 Allene Gaylor Mourne 1963 Sis Armstrong 1962 Sissy Thurman NFR Barrel Race held in Santa Maria, Calif. 1961 Boots Tucker NFR Barrel Race held in Clayton, N.M. 1959 Jane Mayo Average Title Records 7 - Charmayne James, 1984, 86-87, 89-90, 93, 2002 5 - Kristie Peterson, 1994-98 *different pattern bold = record Top 15 Barrel Racers 1959-2009 Earnings listed are for the whole year 2009 1. Brittany Pozzi $279,435 2. Lindsay Sears 272,344 3. Sherry Cervi 219,629 4. Mary Burger 156,153 5. Sue Smith 130,209 6. Jordon Peterson 126,051 7. Tiffany Fox 123,457 8. Lisa Lockhart 120,246 9. Cassie Moseley 109,110 10. Shelley Morgan 103,960 11. Sheena Robbins 82,894 12. Brenda Mays 81,523 13. Tammy Fischer 73,198 14. Danyelle Campbell 69,523 15. P.J. Burger 61,484 2008 1. Lindsay Sears 2. Jill Moody 3. Brittany Pozzi-Pharr 4. Cassie Moseley 5. Maegan Reichert 6. Annesa Self 7. Mary Burger 8. Brenda Mays 9. Shelley Murphy 10. Terra Bynum 11. Tammy Key-Fischer 12. Lisa Lockhart 13. Stephanie Fryar 14. Traci Dawson 15. Deb Renger $323,569 218,880 196,346 156,298 155,337 126,514 116,518 108,250 107,219 102,348 97,448 95,751 88,156 73,347 66,248 2007 (WPRA World Finals, Alvarado, Texas) 1. Kay Blandford $21,073 2. Jolee Lautaret 12,311 3. Jymmy Kay Davis 11,942 4. Teresa Kerr Brown 11,720 5. Norma Wood 11,036 6. Sandi Brandli 10,808 7. Dolli Lautaret 9,957 8. Tammy Whyte 8,973 9. Colleen Berry 8,948 10. Carina Morris 8,141 11. Sue Berg 8,506 12. Pat Spratt 7,817 13. Bobbie Jo Bohlman 14. Naomi Smith 15. Terri Wood Gates 2006 1. Mary Burger 2. Brittany Pozzi-Pharr 3. Kelly Maben 4. Brandie Halls 5. Shelly Anzick 6. Denise Adams 7. Codi Baucom 8. Tana Poppino 9. Sherry Cervi 10. Terra Bynum 11. Tammy Key 12. Lindsay Sears 13. Kelly Kaminski 14. Layna Kight 15. Terri Kaye Kirkland 7,703 7,695 7,676 $189,185 186,618 173,692 129,176 128,293 127,728 122,051 114,097 102,525 96,829 81,843 78,993 74,278 74,175 64,663 2005 1. Kelly Kaminski 2. Linda Vick 3. Shali Lord 4. Sherry Cervi 5. Denise Adams 6. Sheri Sinor Estrada 7. Liz Pinkston 8. Molly Powell 9. Terri Kaye Kirkland 10. Brittany Pozzi 11. Talina Bird 12. June Holeman 13. Melanie Southard 14. Kassie Mowry 15. Paula Seay $191,702 158,570 143,348 142,258 135,740 131,194 127,171 110,218 109,442 106,568 88,794 77,246 65,928 62,309 61,264 2004 1. Kelly Kaminski 2. Molly Powell 3. Liz Pinkston 4. Jackie Dube 5. Paula Seay 6. Sheri Sinor-Estrada 7. Kelly Maben 8. Terri Kaye Kirkland 9. Denise Adams 10. Amanda Clayman $179,372 156,821 128,271 127,768 118,681 114,798 114,041 98,705 94,609 91,849 Top 15 Barrel Racers Top 15 Barrel Racers 1959-2009 1959-2009 11. Janet Stover 12. Deb Renger 13. Delores Toole 14. Jolee Lautaret 15. Darlene Kasper 87,334 82,373 78,398 76,592 73,658 2003 1. Janae Ward 2. Kelly Kaminski 3. Jackie Dube 4. McKenzie Brower 5. Sherry Cervi 6. Kappy Allen 7. Brittany Pozzi 8. Melanie Southard 9. Kelly Maben 10. Brandie Halls 11. Darlene Kasper 12. Kelly Yates 13. Jolee Lautaret 14. Tammy Key 15. Terri Kaye Kirkland $155,792 127,152 120,690 114,455 113,362 108,819 89,003 87,440 84,324 82,722 82,893 76,004 71,207 58,240 48,466 2002 1. Charmayne James 2. Kelly Kaminski 3. Tammy Key 4. Rachel Sproul 5. Brandie Halls 6. Denise Adams 7. Codi Baucom 8. Tana Poppino 9. Sherry Cervi 10. Terra Bynum 11. Tammy Key 12. Lindsay Sears 13. Kelly Kaminski 14. Layna Kight 15. Terri Kaye Kirkland $186,405 161,197 158,897 121,268 112,717 127,728 122,051 114,097 102,525 96,829 81,843 78,993 74,278 74,175 64,663 2001 1. Janet Stover 2. Kelly Yates 3. Charmayne James 4. Tona Wright 5. Kappy Allen 6. Gloria Freeman 7. Jennifer Wilson 8. Janae Ward $186,812 138,427 129,270 107,208 107,147 100,417 91,688 88,568 9. Tami Fotenot 10. Rachael Sproul 11. Delores Toole 12. Sherry Cervi 13. Kay Blandford 14. Molly Swanson-Powell 15. Rayna Prewitt 88,231 85,279 85,157 83,265 77,024 60,393 44,838 2000 1. Kappy Allen 2. Charmayne James 3. Kristie Peterson 4. Kelly Yates 5. Tona Wright 6. Sherry Cervi 7. Molly Swanson 8. Marlene McRae 9. Ruth Haislip 10. Rachael Myllymaki-Sproul 11. Jamie Richards 12. Sherrylynn Adams 13. Kay Blandford 14. Gloria Freeman 15. Kristin Weaver $145,204 142,348 134,499 131,863 110,443 101,646 92,047 89,833 79,899 76,152 69,132 65,918 64,988 64,914 54,202 1999 1. Sherry Cervi 2. Kristie Peterson 3. Janet Stover 4. Debbie Renger 5. Kay Blandford 6. Charmayne James 7. Rachel Myllymaki 8. Ruth Haislip 9. Kappy Allen 10. Gail Hillman 11. Tona Wright 12. Melissa Hubier 13. Sue Miller 14. Sherrylynn Adams 15. Katie McCoin $245,369 148,062 102,299 101,937 91,547 88,520 87,018 85,267 84,377 74,001 74,001 63,537 63,169 51,865 49,174 1998 1. Kristie Peterson 2. Janet Stover 3. Sherry Cervi 4. Ruth Haislip 5. Charmayne James 6. Melissa Hubier $212,998 153,465 148,511 119,745 116,325 91,164 7. Gail Hillman 8. Martha Josey 9. Sue Miller 10. Judy Myllymaki 11. Kim West 12. Fallon Taylor 13. Molly Swanson 14. Cheyenne Wimberley 15. Lisa Ogden 56,660 59,113 57,822 57,647 50,123 47,277 45,853 45,627 39,587 1997 1. Kristie Peterson 2. Sherry Cervi 3. Kay Blandford 4. Ember Givens 5. Cheyenne Wimberly 6. Peyton Raney 7. Fallon Taylor 8. Sandi Emond 9. Charmayne James 10. Leslie Schlosser 11. Nina Binder 12. Sharon Smith 13. Terri Tackitt 14. Molly Swanson 15. Tacy Lynn Johnson $165,238 157,238 121,000 72,651 66,843 60,782 56,556 55,674 54,442 53,657 51,255 47,709 46,074 42,339 42,255 1996 1. Kristie Peterson 2. Kay Blandford 3. Sherry Cervi 4. Sharon Kobold 5. Molly Swanson 6. Deborah Mohon 7. Tacy Lynn Johnson 8. Charlotte Schmidt 9. Fallon Taylor 10. Sharon Smith 11. Shandi Metzinger 12. Sandi Emond 13. Charmayne James 14. Angie Meadors 15. Melissa Hubier $170,083 152,895 109,271 76,238 62,891 59,444 61,511 61,223 59,925 59,907 54,992 53,265 49,995 48,158 47,357 1995 1. Sherry Potter-Cervi 2. Kristie Peterson 3. Vana Beissinger 4. Kay Blandford $157,172 149,780 75,454 73,944 5. Donna Napier 6. Fallon Taylor 7. Sharon Smith 8. Sue Miller 9. Lindsey Hayes 10. Deb Mohon 11. Angie Meadors 12. Charmayne James 13. Molly Swanson 14. Danyelle Campbell 15. Debbie Guelly 69,529 62,414 59,802 58,737 53,668 53,084 51,486 50,345 44,179 42,085 35,966 1994 1. Kristie Peterson 2. Sherry Potter 3. Sharon Kobold 4. Deb Mohon 5. Sue Miller 6. Charmayne James 7. Lindsey Hayes 8. Tye Petska 9. Rachael Myllymaki 10. Mindy Schueneman 11. Sharon Smith 12. Vana Beissinger 13. Felicia Otis 14. Charlotte Schmidt 15. Mardee Hollenbeck $110,341 105,021 94,617 69,756 67,697 67,170 62,170 59,758 57,211 51,191 47,995 46,935 42,056 38,812 35,181 1993 1. Charmayne James 2. Kristie Peterson 3. Deb Mohon 4. Twila Haller 5. Sharon Kobold 6. Kim West 7. Lanita Powers 8. Charlotte Schmidt 9. Lita Scott-Price 10. Susie Seppala 11. Angie Meadors 12. Barbara Merrill 13. JoAnn Middleton 14. Kay Blandford 15. Donna Napier $103,609 84,120 73,651 71.761 63,808 60,941 59,121 56,458 54,607 54,062 48,894 46,354 36,961 36,717 32,207 1992 1. Charmayne James 2. Twila Haller $110,868 104,099 Top 15 Barrel Racers Top 15 Barrel Racers 1959-2009 1959-2009 3. Vana Beissinger 4. Deb Mohon 5. Lita Scott-Price 6. Kim West 7. Donna Kennedy 8. Marilyn Camarillo 9. Barbara Merrill 10. Sharon Smith 11. Rayel Robinson 12. Martee Pruitt 13. Toni Hagen 14. Corley Cox 15. Lindsey Hayes 1991 1. Charmayne James 2. Vana Beissinger 3. Twila Haller 4. Deb Mohon 5. Kim West 6. Angie Meadors 7. Donna Kennedy 8. Rayel Robinson 9. Lita Scott Price 10. Mary Salmond 11. Marlene Eddleman 12. Charlotte Schmidt 13. Kelli Fletcher-Currin 14. Shelley Bird Matthews 15. Sherry Johnson 1990 1. Charmayne James 2. Deb Mohon 3. Marlene Eddleman 4. Angie Meadors 5. Vana Beissinger 6. Charlotte Schmidt 7. Martha Josey 8. Rachael Myllymaki 9. Janet Myers 10. Rose Webb 11. Terri Tackitt 12. Colette Baier 13. Kelli Fletcher 14. Cheryl Luman 15. Vickie Vickers 78,099 69,428 65,384 55,818 54,069 48,296 46,438 45,005 44,757 42,312 36,516 34,285 29,051 $92,403 87,736 87,460 79,924 70,084 58,243 42,078 41,585 38,652 37,824 33,286 29,983 27,163 25,575 24,178 $130,328 64,780 60,873 49,437 45,939 45,614 44,535 42,075 37,867 35,921 30,441 28,786 27,338 25,489 22,860 1989 1. Charmayne James 2. Marlene Eddleman 3. Celie Whitcomb Ray 4. Martha Josey 5. Deb Mohon 6. Charlotte Schmidt 7. Vickie Vickers 8. Tracey Crosby 9. Lana Hemsted 10. Martee Meter 11. Colette Baier 12. Gale Beebe 13. Cheryl Luman 14. Cheryl Lynn Mann 15. Martha Wright $96,651 92,644 63,140 59,926 56,830 43,548 41,215 38,462 37,465 34,465 32,777 31,943 27,723 27,233 26,052 1988 1. Charmayne James 2. Marlene Eddleman 3. Beth Braudrick 4. Twila Haller 5. Cheryl Lynn Mann 6. Vana Beissinger 7. Rose Webb 8. Deb Mohon 9. Rachael Myllymaki 10. Vickie Vickers 11. Kappy Nelson 12. Gale Beebe 13. Suzzanne Fausett 14. Janeen Johnson 15. Martee Lien $130,540 87,045 52,123 44,114 40,781 39,588 37,971 35,946 33,444 31,651 30,692 29,483 27,269 26,084 22,907 1987 1. Charmayne James 2. Marlene Eddleman 3. Deb Mohon 4. Lana Merrick 5. Betty Roper 6. Trish Brown 7. Tamara Hammons Park 8. Suzzanne Fausett 9. Celie Whitcomb Ray 10. Kappy Nelson 11. Martha Josey 12. Gale Beebe 13. Nancy Wells $120,002 54,064 50,184 40,888 39,451 38,158 36,128 31,967 31,610 31,030 28,933 26,498 25,517 14. Cathy Felts 15. Rose Webb 1986 1. Charmayne James 2. Janet Powell 3. Marlene Eddleman 4. Rose Webb 5. Ginny Pat Smith 6. Jimmie Munroe 7. Tamara Hammons 8. Deb Mohon 9. Danna Cogburn Jandreau 10. Suzzanne Fausett 11. Jackie Bob Cox 12. Karen Galemba 13. Ruth McDougal 14. Joyce Jackson 15. Kathy Spears 24,715 24,673 $151,969 66,160 63,941 45,458 41,523 39,215 36,720 35,767 34,636 30,211 28,226 27,797 27,604 26,550 21,481 1985 1. Charmayne James 2. Janet Powell 3. Rose Webb 4. Tacy Johnson 5. Trudy Freeman 6. Brenda Tyler 7. Marlene Eddleman 8. Martha Josey 9. Renee Ward 10. Dana Cogburn 11. Suzzanne Fausett 12. Jimmie Munroe 13. Kathy Spears 14. Barbara Lucas 15. Sherry Altizer $93,847 84,356 60,752 47,213 41,527 39,830 38,487 37,939 33,098 32,177 31,250 31,206 30,203 26,564 22,155 1984 1. Charmayne James 2. Lee Ann Guilkey 3. Jimmie Munroe 4. Brenda Tyler 5. Kathy Spears 6. Marlene Eddleman 7. Pam Ross 8. Trudy Freeman 9. Twila Haller 10. Shaunna Wright 11. Peggy Reiter $53,499 48,709 39,836 36,745 36,253 30,360 27,064 25,841 22,353 22,107 21,340 12. Lori Whiting 13. Kelly Yates 14. Lauren Belcher 15. Shanna Bush 21,075 17,681 17,306 15,475 1983 1. Marlene Eddleman 2. Sherry Elms 3. Jimmie Munroe 4. Kathy Spears 5. Lee Ann Guilkey 6. Shaunna Wright 7. Celie Whitcomb 8. Jerri Mann 9. Susan Whyte 10. Donna Krening 11. Vickie Maker 12. Nancy Mayes 13. Didi Taylor 14. Jyme Beth Hammonds 15. Christy Fryar $51,840 45,746 30,182 28,617 26,885 26,293 25,045 24,181 23,295 22,179 21,806 20,,998 20,890 19,850 17,923 1982 1. Jan Hansen 2. Donna Krening 3. Lee Ann Guilkey 4. Lynn McKenzie 5. Paula Fortner 6. Julie Doering 7. Jacque Woolman 8. Sherry Altizer 9. Jerri Mann 10. Dixie Thomas 11. Shayne Mason 12. Lynn Manning Flynn 13. Lisa Davis 14. Sharon Camarillo 15. Kathy Spears $40,965 36,751 35,778 33,382 29,533 29,200 27,237 25,129 24,202 22,778 22,771 22,072 21,750 20,988 19,670 1981 1. Lynn McKenzie 2. Jan Hansen 3. Martha Josey 4. Donna Krening 5. Lee Ann Guilkey 6. Shayne Mason 7. Lynda Gordon 8. Wanda Cagliari 9. Jerri Mann $45,314 44,510 35,708 29,974 27,587 27,400 25,760 25,500 24,245 Top 15 Barrel Racers Top 15 Barrel Racers 1959-2009 1959-2009 10. Debbie Miller 11. Jimmie Munroe 12. Paula Fortner 13. Sharon Camarillo 14. Bonnie Lemaire 15. Kay Blandford 21,734 20,328 18,345 18,096 16,424 15,517 1980 1. Martha Josey 2. Lynn McKenzie 3. Carol Goostree 4. Donna Krening 5. Wanda Cagliari 6. Lynda Gordon 7. Shayne Mason 8. Sharon Youngblood 9. Sharon Camarillo 10. Connie Combs 11. Linda Kay 12. Lynn Manning Flynn 13. Kay Davis 14. Jerri Mann 15. Jeanne Davis $45,883 44,678 34,569 27,159 22,756 18,912 18,426 17,912 15,742 14,550 14,325 13,550 13,107 12,256 12,216 1979 1. Carol Goostree 2. Lynn McKenzie 3. Martha Josey 4. Jerri Mann 5. Sharon Camarillo 6. Gail Tyson 7. Shari Korff 8. Connie Combs 9. Kay Garrison 10. Ann Bateson 11. Lynn Manning 12. Jimmie Gibbs 13. Becky Fulleton 14. Kelly Miller 15. Kay Blandfor $43,100 36,134 27,933 19,049 17,681 17,473 17,140 16,774 16,445 15,719 14,933 14,358 13,881 10,683 10,063 Between 1976 and 1978, the method of choosing the World Champion Barrel Racer was changed to coincide with the method used by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. The 15 barrel racers with the top earnings during the regular season qualified for the National Finals Rodeo, then held in Oklahoma City. The barrel racer who won the most money at the NFR alone was named the world champion. During the years this system was in use, the NFR champion was always different from the high money winner for the year. Before 1976 and since 1979, the world champion has been determined by total season earnings, including both regular-season and NFR earnings. 1978 World Standings (NFR Only) 1. Lynn McKenzie $6,500 2. Carol Goostree 4,300 3. Becky Carson 3,200 4. Jackie Jo Perrin 2,200 5. Martha Josey 1,700 6. Connie Combs 1,500 7. Lorraine Alexander 1,200 8. Marilyn Duplissey 1,000 9. Janie Reimer 800 10. Becky Fulleton 600 11. Gail Tyson 500 12. Shari Korff 400 13. Heidi Indermuhle 300 14. Ann Bateson 200 15. Jimmie Gibbs 100 1978 Season Standings 1. Carol Goostree 2. Jimmie Gibbs 3. Gail Tyson 4. Connie Combs 5. Shari Korff 6. Janie Reimer 7. Martha Josey 8. Ann Bateson 9. Jackie Jo Perrin Lorraine Alexander 11. Becky Fulleton 12. Shari Korff 13. Heidi Indermuhle 14. Ann Bateson 15. Jimmie Gibbs $29,651 23,268 16,949 16,627 13,123 13,058 11,699 11,588 10,261 10,261 9,565 9,314 9,245 9,105 9,013 1977 World Standings (NFR Only) 1. Jackie Jo Perrin $3,610 2. Becky Carson 3,420 3. Connie Combs 2,280 4. Karen Farris 2,090 5. Jimmie Gibbs 6. Colette Graves 7. Gail Tyson Donna Saul 9. Kay Vamvoras 10. Ann Bateson Renee Sutherland 12. June Hipple 13. Vickie Adams 14. Kay Bland 15. Gail Petska 1977 Season Standings 1. Jimmie Gibbs 2. Kay Vamvoras 3. Connie Combs 4. Colette Graves 5. Gail Tyson 6. Jackie Jo Perrin 7. Ann Bateson 8. Gail Petska 9. June Hipple 10. Kay Bland 11. Jerri Duce 12. Vickie Adams 13. Renee Sutherland 14. Dammy Johnson 15. Becky Carson 1,900 1,520 1,140 1,140 950 380 380 190 0 0 0 $21,894 16,880 16,831 13,662 13,147 12,200 10,943 9,307 9,029 8,762 8,537 8,408 7,972 7,966 7,749 1976 World Standings (NFR Only) 1. Connie Combs $3,665 2. Colette Graves 2,696 3. Jimmie Gibbs 2,107 4. Kay Vamvoras 1,995 5. Dammy Johnson 1,353 Marion Gramith 1,353 7. Gail Petska 1,382 8. Dottye Goodspeed 855 9. Marilyn Camarillo 498 10. Lila Glade 315 11. Cindy Witcher 185 12. Darla Higgins 112 13. Renee Sutherland 0 14. Pam Ross 0 15. Lorraine Alexander 0 1976 Season Standings 1. Jimmie Gibbs 2. Connie Combs $22,557 21,528 3. Gail Petska 4. Kay Vamvoras 5. Dammy Johnson 6. Jerri Duce (injured) 7. Darla Higgins 8. Renee Sutherland 9. Dottye Goodspeed 10. Cindy Witcher 11. Marilyn Camarillo 12. Pam Ross 13. Colette Graves 14. Lila Glade 15. Marion Gramith 16. Lorraine Alexander 16,284 10,464 8,305 7,708 7,579 7,364 7,216 6,505 6,403 6,188 6,111 5,881 5,866 5,780 1975 1. Jimmie Gibbs 2. Becky Carson 3. Connie Combs 4. Gail Petska 5. Colette Avery 6. Kay Proctor 7. Jeana Day Felts 8. Dammy Johnson 9. June Evetts 10. Marilyn Camarillo 11. Deb Beck 12. Lynne Mays 13. Thay Lewis 14. Diane Sleeter 15. Dee Watt $22,769 18,309 17,228 13,358 10,061 9,214 9,061 8,764 7,971 6,726 6,095 5,938 5,821 5,311 4,905 1974 1. Jeana Day Felts 2. Colette Graves 3. Jimmie Gibbs 4. Julie Benson 5. Karen Abercrombie 6. Dixie Pring 7. Marilyn Camarillo 8. DeLyssa Trotter 9. Deb Beck 10. Allene Gayler 11. Becky Carson 12. Gayle Ann Brannon 13. Charlene Jespersen 14. Lila Mae Stewart 15. Wanda Bush $14,384 12,055 11,893 7,850 7,738 7,609 7,555 7,524 7,496 7,269 7,244 6,966 6,770 6,478 5,580 Top 15 Barrel Racers Top 15 Barrel Racers 1959-2009 1959-2009 1973 1. Gail Petska 2. Jeana Day 3. Carole O’Rourke 4. Marilyn Jolly 5. Allene Gayler 6. Cherry Sanchez 7. Becky Carson 8. Dixie Pring 9. Gayle Ann Brannon 10. Lila Mae Stewart 11. Terri Himes 12. Rogenia Clayman 13. Kay Vamvoras 14. Jerri Duce 15. Julie Benson $19,448 15,032 10,109 9,678 9,197 6,957 6.890 6,433 5,784 5,674 5,578 5,415 4,937 4,848 4,799 1972 1. Gail Petska 2. Jeana Day 3. Karen Greenough 4. Allene Gayler 5. Barbara Bell 6. Jo Russell 7. Kay Vamvoras 8. Terri Himes 9. Kathie O’Brien 10. Ruth Sanders 11. Jann Kremling 12. Julie Benson 13. Marion Gramith 14. Marilyn Jolly 15. Wendy Potter $17,104 14,740 9,852 9,597 7,290 6,857 5,927 5,605 5,317 5,192 5,111 5,073 5,007 4,681 4,244 1971 1. Donna Patterson 2. Jeana Day 3. Joleen Hurst 4. Karen Greenough 5. Celie Whitcomb 6. Martha Tompkins 7. Marion Witcher 8. Diana Morris 9. Gail Barrett 10. Marilyn Jolly 11. Barbara Baer 12. Bonnie Lemaire 13. Barbara Scott $11,952 11,801 11,549 11,063 6,514 6,456 6,397 5,441 5,138 4,001 3,841 3,431 3,428 14. Loretta Manual 15. Lee Natale 1970 1. Joyce Burk 2. Jeana Day 3. Sammie Thurman 4. Terry Lewis 5. Loretta Manual 6. Barbara Baer 7. Joleen Hurst 8. Anita Kilgore 9. Diana Morris 10. Mildred Farris 11. Missy Long 12. Sherry Thurman 13. Kathy O’Brien 14. Wendy Potter 15. Dottye Goodspeed 3,339 3,266 $10,629 9,006 6,607 5,993 5,217 5,093 5,079 5,011 4,958 4,885 4,825 4.332 4,118 3,935 3,907 1969 1. Missy Long 2. Mildred Farris 3. Barbara Baer 4. Martha Josey 5. Joyce Burk 6. Kay Vamvoras 7. Sammie Thurman 8. Ardith Bruce 9. Frances Smith 10. Kathie O’Brien 11. Judy Arnold 12. Roxy McFarlane 13. Lee Natale 14. Allene Gayler 15. Loretta Manual $9,783 8,537 5,793 5,387 5,194 5,051 4,994 4,600 4,220 4,124 3,462 3,307 3,229 3,201 3,039 1968 1. Ann Lewis 2. Kay Whitaker 3. Sissy Thurman 4. Mildred Farris 5. Kathie O’Brien 6. Ardith Bruce 7. Sammie Thurman 8. Donna Kincade 9. Faye Faulin 10. Rosy Johnson 11. Martha Josey $8,928 8,271 6,311 5,090 5,055 4,449 4,381 4,196 4,083 4,009 3,917 12. Kay Ferguson 13. Allene Gayler 14. Connie Stinson 15. Sherry Combs 16. Patti Prather 17. Roxy McFarlane 3,422 2,962 Total not available 2,827 Total not available Total not available 1967 1. Loretta Manual 2. Sissy Thurman 3. Judy Marshall 4. Ardith Bruce 5. Patti Mack 6. Florence Youree 7. Sherry Combs 8. Frances Smith 9. Allene Gayler 10. Sammie Thurman 11. Sis Armstrong 12. Fay Ann Leach 13. Mildred Farris 14. Kay Whitaker 15. Roxy McFarlane $6,050 5,838 4,743 4,659 4,409 3,905 3,575 3,477 3,410 3,405 3,214 2,827 2,821 2,360 2,280 1966 1. Norita Henderson 2. Pat Marr 3. Ardith Bruce 4. Sissy Thurman 5. Charlene Jespersen 6. Sammie Thurman 7. Judy Marshall 8. Fay Ann Horton 9. Allene Gayler 10. Sherry Combs 11. Loretta Manual 12. Florence Youree 13. Connie Stinson 14. Mildred Farris 15. Margaret Clemons 47,157 5,906 4,567 4,423 4,262 3,974 3,877 3,339 3,134 3,004 2,731 2,108 1,941 1,923 1,887 1965 1. Sammie Thurman 2. Loretta Manual 3. Pat Marr 4. Sherry Combs 5. Dottye Goodspeed 6. Wanda Bush 7. Allene Gayler $6,096 5,253 5,004 4,061 3,773 2,948 2,887 8. Diana Chapman 9. Sissy Thurman 10. Fay Ann Horton 11. Ardith Bruce 12. Sis Armstrong 13. Dorothy Snow 14. Charlene Jespersen 15. Roxy Curtis 2,876 2,765 2,752 2,517 2,380 2,052 2,007 1,627 1964 1. Ardith Bruce 2. Sissy Thurman 3. Wanda Bush 4. Sammie Thurman 5. Loretta Manual 6. Sis Armstrong 7. Dorothy Snow 8. Dottye Goodspeed 9. Sherry Combs 10. Allene Gayler 11. Fay Ann Horton 12. Pat Marr 13. Mildred Farris 14. Donna Shaw 15. Francis Glenwinkle $6,510 6,099 5,472 5,220 4,463 3,582 3,558 3,539 3,307 3,278 3,041 2,822 2,789 2,423 2,380 1963 1. Loretta Manual 2. Wanda Bush 3. Sherry Combs 4. Sissy Thurman 5. Fay Ann Horton 6. Diana Chapman 7. Sammie Thurman 8. Boots Tucker 9. Mildred Farris 10. Ardith Bruce 11. Sis Armstrong 12. Norita Henderson 13. Janet Dudley 14. Donna Mullins 15. Billie Edwards $7,600 6,750 5,526 5,378 4,814 4,069 3,120 2,855 2,160 2,032 1,979 1,978 1,919 1,873 1,825 1962 1. Sherry Combs 2. Wanda Bush 3. Fay Ann Horton 4. Mildred Farris 5. Loretta Manual $7,899 6,942 5,878 4,718 4,406 Top 15 Barrel Racers 1959-2009 6. Janet Dudley 7. Sissy Thurman 8. Diana Chapman 9. Boots Tucker 10. Sammie Thurman 11. Mary Sanders 12. Jeanette Smith 13. Sue Roberts 14. Jean Sharp 15. Florence Youree 3,045 2,944 2,880 2,741 2,473 2,161 1,487 1,299 1,091 995 1961 1. Jane Mayo 2. Sammie Thurman 3. Mildred Farris 4. Sherry Combs 5. Fay Ann Horton 6. Boots Tucker 7. JoAnn Crosby 8. Pat Marr 9. Florence Youree 10. Judy Marshall 11. Kay Sublette 12. Diana Chapman 13. Tokie Wood 14. Phyllis Turnage 15. Charlene Jespersen $8,356 7,042 5,733 4,833 2,983 2,793 2,321 2,107 2,028 1,928 1,269 1,048 971 948 646 1960 1. Jane Mayo 2. Mildred Farris 3. Sherry Combs 4. Sammy Francher 5. Billie Ann Evans 6. Charlene Jespersen 7. Fay Ann Horton 8. Phyllis Bryant 9. Pat Marr 10. Norita Kraus 11. Florence Youree 12. Wanda Bush 13. Janet Dudley 14. Melinda Meek 15. Sissy Thurman $7,833 7,034 3,850 3,777 2,834 1,793 1,636 1,574 1,561 1,531 1,484 1,415 1,383 1,358 1,115 1959 1. Jane Mayo $5,814 2. Mildred Farris 3. Janet Dudley 4. Jo Ann Crosby 5. Sissy Thurman 6. Wanda Bush 7. Billie McBride 8. Norita Kraus 9. Fay Ann Horton 10. Sis Armstrong 11. Sherry Combs 12. Dottye Krause 13. LaTonne Sewalt 14. Melinda Bartlett 15. Martha Ann Symons 1958 1. Billie McBride 2. Wanda Harper Bush 3. Janet Dudley 4. Jane Mayo 5. LaTonne Sewalt 6. Norita Kraus 7. Fay Ann Horton 8. Manuelita Mitchell 9. D’Ann Young 10. Mildred Farris 5,264 2,950 2,850 2,093 1,975 1,899 1,755 1,752 1,665 1,459 1,214 1,178 1,122 857 $6,498 4,808 3,269 2,455 2,067 1,828 1,370 1.238 959 882
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