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Josh Lair



Height: 5'8"

Weight: 175lb

Position: Rider

Current Residence: Falcon, CO

Years Competing: 1992-Present 
 
Turned Pro: 1994

TBR NFR Qualifications: 94,96,98,99,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09 (13)  

TBR Regional Titles: 94,96,99,02,03,04,05,06,07,08 (7 Sierra Region, 3 Mountain States Region)

TBR World Champion: 1998,2001,2005,2007 

World Finals, Rapid City, SD, Qualifications: 98,99,00,01,02,03

World Finals Champion: 98,99,02

First rodeo entered: Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, Colo. Spring, CO,1992

First rodeo won: Helldorado Days Rodeo, Las Vegas, NV, 1994

Other Rodeo Events tried or studying: Bull riding for 2 years, Saddle Bronc for 1 year, Bareback Bronc 3 years

Broken bone count to date: 22

2009
3rd in the Average at the Open to the World Finals, Rapid City, SD
Won Motherlode Round-Up, Sonora, CA
Won Helldorado Days Rodeo, Las Vegas, NV
Won Old Fort Days Rodeo, Ft. Smith, AR
Won Sisters Rodeo, OR
Won Lehi Round-Up, UT
Won Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo, AZ
Won Legends Casino Rodeo, Toppenish, WA
Won Cal Expo Fais and Rodeo, Sacramento, CA
5th in the Average at the PTBRA NFR, Las Vegas, NV
Ended season 2nd in PTBRA National Standings

2008
Won Mother Lode Round-Up, Sonora, CA
Won Old Fort Days Rodeo, Ft. Smith, AR
Won Santa Maria Elks Rodeo, CA
Won Lehi Round-Up, UT
Won Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo, AZ
Won Ventura Rodeo, CA
3rd in the Average at Creston Classic Rodeo,CA
2nd in the Average at Kern County Rodeo, Bakersfield,CA
Won Sierra Region Title
Finished 2nd in the Average at TBR NFR, Rapid City, SD
Ended season 2nd in TBR National Standings

2007
Won The Whiskey Flat Daze Rodeo, Kernville, CASonora, CA
2nd in the Average at Old Fort Days Rodeo in Ft. Smith, AR
Won The Glenville Round-Up, CA
Won The Lehi Round-Up, UT
Won Chester Wild West Rodeo, CA
2nd in the Average at the Lakeside Optimist Bulls & Broncs, CA
2nd in the Average at the Ventura County Fair & Rodeo
Won Kern County Fair & Rodeo, Bakersfield, CA
3rd in the Average at the TBR National Finals Rodeo, Gillette, WY
Won Sierra Region Title
Ended Season 1st in TBR National Standings
2007 TBR World Champion 

2006
Won Santa Maria Elks Rodeo, CA, for third straight year
Won the Lehi Round-Up, UT
Won Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo, AZ, for the second straight year
Won Okeechobee Cattleman's Assoc. Rodeo, FL
Won Ocala Shrine Rodeo, FL
Won Sierra Region Title
Finished 4th at the TBR National Finals Rodeo, Salem, OR
Ended Season 6th in TBR National Standings    

2005
Won Brighton Field Day and Rodeo, FL
Won Norco Posse Rodeo, CA
Won Santa Maria Elks Rodeo, CA
Won Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo, AZ
Won Yakima Nation Fair and Rodeo, WA
Won Herreid Round-up, SD
Won Sierra Region Title
Finished 4th at the TBR National Finals Rodeo, Brighton, FL
Ended Season 1st in National Standings
Won TBR World Title by $100.55.
2005 TBR World Champion

2004
Won Santa Maria Elks Rodeo
Won Lakeside Optimist Bulls & Broncs, CA
Won Colorado State Fair & Rodeo
Won Sierra Region Title
Qualified for TBR National Finals Rodeo
Ended Season 3rd in National Standings

2003
Won the Motherlode Round-up, Sonora, CA
Won California State Fair & Rodeo, Sacramento, Ca
Won Bishop Bulls and Broncs, CA
Won Canby Bulls and Broncs, OR
Finished 2nd at Worlds Finals, Rapid City, SD
Won Sierra Region Title
Finished 3rd at TBR National Finals Rodeo, Williams, AZ
Ended Season 2nd in National Standings

2002
Won Red Bluff Round-up, CA
Won Santa Maria Elks Rodeo, CA
Won Chino Valley Rodeo, AZ
Won California State Fair & Rodeo, Sacramento, CA
Won Canby Bulls and Broncs, OR
Won World Finals Championship, Rapid City, SD
Won Sierra Region Title
Finished 2nd at TBR National Finals Rodeo, Denver, CO
Ended Season 2nd in National Standings
Lost TBR World Title by $126

2001
Won Motherlode Round-up, Sonora, CA
Won the Great Northwest Pro-Rodeo, Klamath Falls, OR  
Won Salem Round-Up, OR
Won Ellensburg Rodeo, WA
Won Pendleton Round-Up, OR
Finished 3rd at World Finals, Rapid City, SD
Qualified for TBR National Finals Rodeo, Denver, CO
Ended Season 1st in National Standing
Won TBR World Title

2000
Spent most of the year out with a compression fracture of the t-7 vertabrae
Finished 4th at World Finals, Rapid City, SD

1999
Won Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, Colo. Springs, CO 
Won Estes Park Rodeo, CO
Won Salem Round-Up, OR
Won World Finals Championship, Rapid City, SD
Won Mountain States Region Title
Qualified for TBR National Finals Rodeo

1998
Won Sisters Rodeo, OR
Won Moses Lake Round-Up Rodeo, WA,
Won the Magic Valley Stampede, Filer, ID
Won the Great Northwest Pro-Rodeo, Klamath Falls, OR,
Won Salem Round-Up, OR
Won Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, OK
Won  World Finals Championship, Rapid City, SD
Finished 1st at TBR National Finals Rodeo, Billings, MT
Won TBR World Title 

1997
Won Heart O' Texas Fair and Rodeo, Waco, TX
Mugged for the first time at Arcadia, FL, almost got killed

1996
Won Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, Colo. Springs, CO

1995
Won Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, Colo. Springs, CO

1994
Won first rodeo of rookie year at Helldorado Days Rodeo, Las Vegas, NV
Won PRCA Rodeo of Champions, Elk City, OK
Won Mountain States Region Title
Lost the Randy Guess Memorial Rookie of the Year Award by $65
Qualified for TBR National Finals Rodeo, Billings, MT

 

 

 

 

 


 

 2004
Competed at only 5 rodeos and still finished 3rd in national standings, due to the fact that  Wade and Trace still traveled and won points.

2003
Included all rodeos from the previous 4 years and the following rodeos: Toppenish, WA and Sisters, OR. Won Sierra Regional Title. Finished 2nd for final standings.

2002
Included all rodeos from the previous 3 years and the following rodeos: Nixon, NV, and Omak, WA. Final Standings for the year: 2nd. Total number of rodeos: 25. Won Sierra Regional Title. Won World Title.

2001
Included all of the rodeos from 1999 and the following rodeos: Red Buff, CA, Sonora, CA, Susanville, CA, Santa Maria, Canby, OR, and Denver, CO. Final Standings for the year: 1 st. Total number of rodeos: 23 Won National Title.

2000
Competed at Brighton, FL, Pueblo, CO, Sisters, OR, Pendleton, OR, and Prescott, AZ. Final Standings: N/A Total number of rodeos: 5

1999
Included all of the rodeos from the previous year and the following rodeos: Brighton, FL, North Platte, NE, and Sterling, CO. Final standings for the year: 3 rd. Total number of rodeos: 24. Won Mountain States Regional Title and the World Title

1998
Included all of the rodeos from the previous year and the following rodeos: Sisters, OR, Klamath, Falls, OR, Mollola, OR, Moses Lake, WA, Waco, TX, Lewiston, ID, Ellensburg, WA, St. Paul, OR, Salem, OR, Filer, ID, and Estes Park, CO. Final Standings for the year: 1 st. Total number of rodeos: 22. Won Mountain States Regional Title, the National Title, and the World Title.

1997
Included all of the rodeos from the previous year and the following rodeos: Pendleton, OR and Ocala, FL. Final Standings for the year: N/A. Total number of rodeos: 16.

1996
Included all of the rodeos from the previous year and the following rodeos: Santa Rosa, TX, Arcadia, FL, and Enid, OK. Final Standings for the year: 8 th. Total number of rodeos: 14. Won Mountain States Regional Title.

1995
Included all of the rodeos from the previous year and the following rodeos: Ogden, UT. Final Standings for the year: 12 th. Total number of rodeos: 11

1994
Included all of the rodeos from the previous year and the following rodeos: Helldorado Days(Las Vegas, NV), Reno, NV, Ft. Smith, AR, Prescott, AZ, Dodge City, KS, and Billings, MT. Final Standings for the year: 5 th. Total number of rodeos: 10. Won Mountain States Regional Title.

1993
Included all of the rodeos from the previous year. Final Standings for the year: N/A. Total number of rodeos: 4.

1992
Competed in Colorado Springs, CO, Pueblo, CO, Elk City, OK, and Cheyenne, WY. Final Standings for the year: N/A. Total number of rodeos: 4.