Darren Choate - Mississippi Truck Winner

By Dally Times

          Darren Choate of Westville, Oklahoma was glad he came to Tunica, Mississippi.  He won the first go round, the short go round and placed fifth in the average, giving him 360 total points and a brand new 2003 one-ton Ford XLT dually pick up truck. 

          Jamie Neims, Darren’s partner for the short go, won fifth place in the average.  This gave Jamie 310 points total, placing him as runner up. 

          The Burkes of Bartlet, Tennessee were also glad they came. Kayla Ann was the five and under champ in the Junior Looper Dummy Roping and her brother Phillip Burke Jr. was the champ in the 6-7 age group.  Their father, Phillip Sr., feeling the pressure to succeed from his children, made some world class heel shots and was able to secure the cash and prizes of a  sixth place victory in the average.   

          Lamance Productions always enjoys traveling to Tunica to hold a roping in a state-of-the-art complex such as the Tunica Arena & Exposition Center.  We had a great time there and hope to see all of you on a return visit.  Remember to check out our website at www.lamanceteamroping.com  for further information regarding our ropings.  Also, remember you can pre-enter online for all of our ropings for your convenience.

Chris Lamance
Date: May 3-4, 2003
Location: Tunica, Mississippi
#6 Drawpot. 1st go. Jarred Blansett/Ronnie Appleton, $200, rope bags. Short go. 1st: DArren Choate/Jamie Neims, $400. 2nd: Jimmy Windham/Billy Griswell, $200. Average. 1st: Bubba Rhodes/Dusty Jones, 21.00, $6,000, saddles. 2nd: Donnie Miller/Keith Swedenburg, 25.00, $4,000, buckles. 3rd: Jeremy Sims/Jonathen Rachels, 25.10, $2,500, buckles. 4th: Jeff Jones/Jerred Tubbs, 25.32, $2,000, buckles. 5th:  Darren Choate/Jamie Neims, 28.18, $1,500, pads. 6th: Tico Aquilera/Phillip Burkes, 28.66, $1,000. 7th: Kenny Hill/Chuck Jenkins, 29.07, $500. 8th: Eddy Simms/Heath Judson, 29.09, $300. 9th: Kim Vickers/Michael Williamson, 29.60, $300. 10th: David Parrish/Justin Wright, 29.83, $300.

 

Last Updated: 5/22/2003
Published: 5/22/2003