Associated Press

Trevor Brazile, of Decatur, Texas, competes during the sixth go-round of tie-down roping at the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008. Brazile won the event, which helped him secure his sixth Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world all-around title. The win also pushed him into the top spot on the career earnings list with $2,933,428.

The Associated Press

Tue, Dec 9, 2008 (10:51 p.m.)

Trevor Brazile clinched his sixth Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world all-around title during the sixth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on Tuesday.

Brazile, of Decatur, Texas, secured the gold buckle when he and Patrick Smith tied for sixth place in team roping with a time of 4.5 seconds and earned $901. He later added $16,767 with a first in tie-down roping in 7.7 seconds.

Brazile has earned $325,758 for 2008 and has passed the $300,000 mark for three straight seasons. He is first in the team roping average and ninth in the tie-down average, and is more than $143,000 ahead of second-place Steven Dent of Mullen, Neb.

"I came here wanting that (the all-around title) done because if it happened, I would be winning," Brazile said. "That's an awesome, awesome deal. ... Winning the most money and making the least amount of mistakes; that's what gets you here. When a guy thinks about the lights and the fast times, he kind of forgets about that stuff."

With his sixth gold buckle, Brazile is tied with Larry Mahan and Tom Ferguson, one behind Ty Murray for career world all-around titles.

Brazile took over the No. 1 spot on the career earnings list from Joe Beaver with $2,933,428 and is closing in on becoming the PRCA's first $3 million cowboy. Brazile holds the single-season earnings record of $425,315 in 2007.

In team roping, Matt Funk of Hermiston, Ore., and Bucky Campbell of Benton City, Wash., won their second 2008 NFR round in a time of 3.7.

In tie-down roping, Tuf Cooper of Decatur, Texas, followed Brazile with a second-place time of 8.0. Josh Peek of Pueblo, Colo., remained the PRCA standings leader with $156,475. Second-place Hunter Herrin of Apache, Okla., has $155,755. Stran Smith of Childress, Texas, is the average leader with an aggregate of 53.0 for six NFR rounds.

In bareback riding, Kaycee Field of Elk Ridge, Utah, took first with a 90.5 ride on Wise Guy. World standings leader Steven Dent of Mullen, Neb., didn't place in round six, but he remains in first place with $177,670 while second-place Bobby Mote of Culver, Ore., who also didn't place among the top six in round six, has $166,379.

Justin McDaniel, who finished second with an 88 on Citation, took over the NFR lead with an aggregate of 517 on six rides and $54,086.

In steer wrestling, Beau Franzen of Sidney, Mont., finished first in the sixth round with a 3.8. Standings leader Luke Branquinho of Los Alamos, Calif., didn't place among the top six, but he stayed in first for his sixth consecutive day with $170,083. He also is second in the aggregate behind Stockton Graves of Newkirk, Okla.

In saddle bronc riding, Billy Etbauer of Edmond, Okla., had an 88 to win round six on Fu Man Chu. He and extended his world standings lead to $204,194 while Cody Wright of Milford, Utah, who placed fifth with an 84 on Queenie in round six, remains second with $176,291.

In barrel racing, world standings leader Lindsay Sears of Alberta, Canada, finished first in a 2008 NFR-best time of 13.68 for round six while Brittany Pozzi-Pharr of Victoria, Texas, was second in 13.81. Sears now has a lead of just over $450,000 on second-place Pozzi-Pharr of just over $45,000.

In bull riding, Shawn Proctor of Tooele, Utah, took first with a ride of 89 on Speed Dial. Standings leader Chance Smart of Philadelphia, Miss., remains in first with $179,917, which is more than $30,000 better than second-place Bobby Welsh of Gillette, Wyo.