National circuit champions are determined at this elimination-style event. Most certainly, we do and the NFR is not a rodeo to be missed either. Obligations such as work and family keep them home during the week, but when the weekend rolls around, the cowboy jumps into his truck and heads to a rodeo in his circuit or area of the country. This is the unglamorous but very busy life of a circuit cowboy. The contestant designates one circuit as his or her home circuit.
All prize money earned in that circuit is applied toward the circuit standings.
Earnings outside this area do not count. Each contestant starts out from ground zero. The champion could be anyone of the contenders. Competitions consist of four performances with the top money winners advancing to a semi-final. The winner of this final round is crowned the National Circuit Champion.