Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing's Michael Byrne picked up his first podium of the 2008 AMA Motocross season at Red Bud Track & Trail in Buchanan, Michigan, on Sunday afternoon.

The Australian rider put in two strong motos, bringing home two fourth-place finishes to take the overall third-place result.

Michael Byrne:

"This weekend started off good. I was happy with my lap times in practice on Saturday and I felt really comfortable on the Rockstar Makita Suzuki RM-Z450. I qualified the best I have all year as far as a gate pick goes. In the first moto, I got a really good start - Mike Alessi and I were one/ two, which shows that our bikes are really fast and working really good. In the second moto, I got a good start and then Mike fell and got hurt, they threw a red flag and restarted the race. In the restart I didn't get as good of a start and I knew I had to put my head down and catch up to the guys in front of me to get the overall podium finish, so I tried to be patient and keep the pressure on."

AMA Motocross Top 10: 1. James Stewart (Kawasaki) 1-1 2. Andrew Short (Honda)  3-3 3. Michael Byrne (Rockstar Makita Suzuki)  4-4 4. Nick Wey (KTM) 5-5 5. Charles Summey (Yamaha)  9-7 6. Jeff Alessi (Honda)  7-9 7. Jimmy Albertson (Honda) 8-10 8. Timmy Ferry (Kawasaki)  23-2 9. Mike Alessi (Rockstar Makita Suzuki) 2-33 10. Cody Cooper (Suzuki) 16-6.