Although the Yoshimura Suzuki racer had been fighting illness all week, Metcalfe still gave it his all at Saturday night's event. Despite the day's practice being cut-short due to bad weather, he shined during qualifying and then put in a solid performance in his heat race to finish fifth.

In the Main Event - which was restarted after a red flag came out for downed riders - Metcalfe continued to shine: He got a good start on the Yoshimura Suzuki RM-Z450 and rode a smart, consistent race.

Said Metcalfe: "The whole day was the best we've had so far. The Yoshimura Suzuki RM-Z450 was working awesome and I think I had one of the best bikes on the track all day. The heat race went well and I ended up fifth, but I rode really well and I think it's the best ride I've had all year. Going into the Main, the RM-Z450 was working great out on the track. I got a better start on the re-start and I was up there early. After being sick, I knew I was going to be short of breath, so I just wanted to hit 20 laps consistently and ride hard, but not to the point where I'd push myself to the limit and start going downhill. So I just maintained myself the whole race and came home fifth; which was by-far the best result of the year."

Next weekend, the Yoshimura Suzuki team heads to Northern California for the next round of the AMA/ FIM World Supercross series. Last year, at the Oakland event, Metcalfe carded a fifth-place result and he is looking to improve upon that.

"I had a good run at Oakland last year," said Metcalfe. "We've made some good progress over the last week and I want to thank the whole Yoshimura Suzuki team. We've got a good package with the RM-Z450 and we're starting to make steps in the right direction. I'm looking forward to getting up front at Oakland."