Apex Championship Finals Season Wrap Up and Driver Results

The Apex Championship Finals closed out our last travel race of the season, and it brought exactly what championship weekends usually bring: pressure, long days, tough breaks, and a lot of fight from our drivers.

Three of our drivers worked all season to make as many Apex races as possible and earn their ticket to the Finals. That kind of commitment takes more than showing up on race day. It takes travel, preparation, testing, setup work, and the ability to keep learning even when the weekend does not go your way.

Jackson McNeely, Andrew Avalos, and Adam Maxwell each had their own battle across the weekend. All three faced different challenges, but all three kept pushing until the end.

Three drivers earned their shot at the Finals

The Apex Championship Finals were the reward for a season of work. Each driver came into the weekend with a different class, a different starting point, and a different set of goals.

Here is how the weekend lined up:

The results do not tell the whole story. Each day changed the tone of the weekend. Saturday showed where we had speed. Sunday tested how well we could respond.

Jackson McNeely battled in Briggs Mini

Jackson McNeely ran Briggs Mini all year, and he came into the Finals ready to put the season’s work to use.

He started the weekend strong in qualifying. A P7 qualifying result gave him a solid starting spot for both Heat 1 and Heat 2. In a competitive field, that mattered. Starting near the front half of the grid gave him a chance to stay in the mix and keep himself in position for Sunday.

The heats were a little tougher. Some mistakes on the starts cost us, and both heat races ended with Jackson in P8. Those starts were the main focus after Saturday. The pace was there, but in a class like Briggs Mini, losing even one spot early can change the whole race.

Sunday gave us a fresh shot.

Jackson went out for the prefinal and brought home a P7 finish. After that, we looked over the small details from the earlier sessions and focused on cleaning up what we could before the final. The goal was clear: fight for a top-five finish.

The final started with hope, but racing does not always give you a clean shot. When the front few drivers got together, Jackson was left with nowhere to go and lost the chance to make the run we were aiming for.

Still, Jackson’s weekend showed his growth. He qualified well, stayed consistent, and kept himself in the conversation all weekend long. That is what we wanted to see at the end of a long season.

Andrew Avalos kept moving forward in KA Junior

Andrew Avalos ran KA Junior and opened the weekend with a solid qualifying effort. He qualified P9 in a tight group, where small gaps can decide several starting spots.

From there, Andrew did exactly what we needed him to do: move forward.

In Heat 1, he climbed to P7. In Heat 2, he improved again and finished P6. Each session was better than the one before it, and that gave us confidence heading into Sunday.

Then Sunday morning threw us a major challenge.

During morning warmup, Andrew wrecked. That meant the team had to get to work fast. Between warmup and the prefinal, we put together a new kart and got him ready to roll. There was no easy way through that situation. New equipment means a new feel, and there is always a time crunch on a race weekend.

Andrew went out for the prefinal on all new equipment and still managed to finish P8. That was a strong response after the morning we had. It takes focus to reset after a wreck, trust the kart, and go race again.

The final ended before it had a real chance to develop. On the first lap, Andrew made contact with another driver, which forced us to pull in. It was a tough way to end a weekend where he had shown real forward progress.

Even with that finish, Andrew’s weekend had plenty of positives. He moved up in every session before the final, handled a difficult Sunday morning, and showed the kind of composure that matters in KA Junior racing.

Adam Maxwell reset his approach in KA Senior

Adam Maxwell raced KA Senior, and his weekend started with a tough qualifying run. He qualified P12, which meant the heats were going to be about fighting forward and trying to recover track position.

Heat 1 ended in P14, and Heat 2 ended in P13. It was not the Saturday we wanted, but Adam kept working through it. Some weekends require a reset more than a tweak, and that is what Sunday became.

Adam woke up Sunday with a different game plan.

He was also given the opportunity to run a Best Kart with a brand-new kart, and he made the most of it. With the new equipment and a fresh approach, he put together a P12 finish in the prefinal.

He followed that up with another P12 finish in the final.

That may not look flashy on paper, but it mattered. After a rough start to the weekend, Adam stabilized the results and brought the kart home. In a senior class where every position is earned, getting back to where he qualified after a difficult Saturday showed progress and patience.

What we take from the final travel race

This last travel race of the season gave us a little bit of everything.

We had strong qualifying runs. We had missed chances. We had a full rebuild between sessions. We had contact, setbacks, and Sunday resets. Most of all, we had three drivers who kept working until the final checkered flag.

The biggest takeaways from the weekend were clear:

• Jackson McNeely showed strong pace in Briggs Mini and kept himself in position throughout the event.

• Andrew Avalos made gains every time he hit the track before the final and handled a tough kart change with focus.

• Adam Maxwell adjusted his plan, took on new equipment, and finished Sunday stronger than he started.

  
  

The Apex Finals were not perfect, but championship weekends rarely are. They test the full team, not just the driver in the seat. Every session gave us something to learn from, and every challenge gave us a chance to respond.

For Jackson, Andrew, and Adam, earning the chance to race at the Apex Championship Finals was already a season-long accomplishment. The weekend added more lessons, more experience, and more motivation for what comes next.

The travel season is wrapped, but the work continues. We are proud of the effort from all three drivers and thankful for everyone who helped make this season possible.