In his return to action since having surgery to repair a broken collarbone, Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey looked strong despite missing five races. The 2010 Monster Energy Supercross Champion took an easy win in his heat race and was riding well in the main event before he went down when trying to pass Brayton for position. Dungey stayed out of trouble throughout the remainder of the race to post a sixth-place finish. He’ll look to return to the top step of the podium in Salt Lake City.

When his teammate went down in Seattle, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jake Weimer stepped up to represent the team well, landing in third place. The former Western Regional Supercross Lites Champion has been close to breaking through for his first win in the Supercross Class this season, and with what he considers to be a home race up next tomorrow night, the Idaho native will be eager to show he’s ready to take that next step in front of family and friends.

“I knew it would be tough racing (in) Seattle because the track is always soft and rutted,” said Weimer. “Anytime you get on the podium it’s a good night, but I feel pretty good about Seattle because I was able to fight through it and come out with a better result than I expected. I’m really looking forward to the race in Salt Lake City. That race is my hometown race since it’s the closest race to where I grew up in Idaho.”

It was a tough night in Seattle for Yoshimura Suzuki’s Brett Metcalfe. The optimistic Australian picked up a fine fifth-place result in his heat race, but following mid-air contact with another rider on the opening lap of the main event, Metcalfe was forced to retire for the evening with a damaged bike.

“It was actually a good day for me,” said Metcalfe. “Practice went pretty good and I liked the track. The heat race came around and I got fifth. I put some good laps together and I was feeling good. In the main event, I came through the first corner ok, then I got together with another rider and we collided in mid-air. My bike got smashed up. That was the end of my race and I had to DNF, which was sad because this was the first DNF we’ve had all season. We’ll just come back strong for this weekend at Salt Lake City.”

Since he took the first professional win of his career in Seattle back in 2010, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Broc Tickle had high expectations coming into Centurylink Field. After a solid beginning to the evening, Tickle got pinched off and funneled to the back of the pack in the main event, coming around the first turn in 15th. Undeterred, Tickle put together a solid charge and picked off nearly half of the field to finish eighth. He currently sits 10th in the points standings.

“I thought I rode the best I had all season in Seattle,” said Tickle. “I rode solid and stayed aggressive all 20 laps and passed half of the pack in the process. You know this has been a crazy season; anything can happen on the track. The top 10 racers in the Supercross Class are riding really strong so it’s difficult to break into the top three to get a podium. I just have to keep pushing forward and working hard no matter how tough it gets. I know eventually it will all pay off. I’m going to focus on my starts this week and hopefully I can carry this momentum into Salt Lake City.”

In just his second start since returning from injury, L&MC Racing Honda’s Andrew Short had the most memorable night of his veteran career in Seattle. Short grabbed the holeshot and despite being pressured early in the race, was able to maintain his lead. He rode a consistent and solid race all the way to the checkered flag, leading every lap en route to his first Supercross Class win.

“This feeling is completely unreal to me, and I don’t even know what to say,” said Short. “After my heat race, I knew track position off the start was huge, so I really tried to dig deep to grab a good start and maintain it the entire race. I have been close to winning before, but was never able to pull it all together. Now to be able to get this win after coming off an injury is huge. I was really nervous the whole race, so being able to see that checkered flag while being in the lead is unreal. I’m so excited for my team, myself and my family.”