{"id":104235,"date":"2026-07-08T16:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/chase-womack-talks-75000-small-tire-victory-as-cw-racing-sweeps-freedom-of-war-final-at-westx-abilene-raceway\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:44:08","slug":"chase-womack-talks-75000-small-tire-victory-as-cw-racing-sweeps-freedom-of-war-final-at-westx-abilene-raceway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/chase-womack-talks-75000-small-tire-victory-as-cw-racing-sweeps-freedom-of-war-final-at-westx-abilene-raceway\/","title":{"rendered":"Chase Womack Talks $75,000 Small Tire Victory as CW Racing Sweeps Freedom of War Final at WesTx Abilene Raceway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chase Womack has packed a career\u2019s worth of accomplishments into just over two years of drag racing, but the driver of the screw-blown \u201cHitman\u201d Firebird added his biggest one yet at the Freedom of War<\/a> no-prep race, July 3-4 at WesTx Abilene Raceway. Womack outlasted a stacked 48-car Small Tire field over six rounds on the West Texas track\u2019s bare-concrete surface to claim the $75,000 winner\u2019s share of the biggest small-tire no-prep purse in history.<\/p>\n

Making the weekend even sweeter, Womack lined up against his own CW Racing teammate, LJ Grissom, in the final round. Grissom, driving the team\u2019s \u201cHammerHead\u201d Corvette, helped lock up $95,000 in total winnings for the CW Racing camp.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an unbelievable feeling,\u201d Womack said of the all-CW Racing final. \u201cHonestly, the semifinals felt like the championship round because we knew what was at stake. Once both win lights came on, we knew we\u2019d locked up the entire purse for the team. That\u2019s something I\u2019ll never forget. It wasn\u2019t luck \u2013 it was the result of a lot of preparation, constant adjustments, and an incredible group of people who never stopped working.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The victory is the latest highlight in a rapid rise for Womack, who made his first trip to a dragstrip in 2024 and was hooked immediately. Within a year, he was lining up against some of the quickest small-tire drivers in the world on a 28\u00d710.5 slick.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur program has progressed incredibly fast,\u201d Womack said. \u201cThe speed at which we\u2019ve grown is a credit to everyone involved in our program. It takes a tremendous amount of work, dedication, and the right people around you to make that kind of jump, and I\u2019m proud of what our team has been able to accomplish in such a short amount of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

That growth was on full display in 2025, when Womack won two of the three nights at Outlaw Armageddon at Tulsa Raceway Park, beating Kye Kelley in the High Rollers Shootout final and Ryan Martin in the Day 2 final before breaking in the semifinals on Night 3. Womack also earned an invitation to run the True 10.5 class during the Drag Illustrated Winter Series at Bradenton Motorsports Park, where he recorded a 4.06-second pass despite battling engine issues.<\/p>\n

Since then, Womack and his team, including tuner Jack Roberts and crew chief Austin Poiencot, made a significant change to the former Bobby Ducote No Prep Kings car, swapping its ProCharger combination for a screw blower.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe felt the screw blower offered better weight placement for a 28-inch tire combination, and the way it produces power gives us more flexibility with power management,\u201d Womack said. \u201cFrom a performance standpoint, I also believe it\u2019s one of the most capable power adders out there, second only to a turbo setup when it comes to maximum horsepower potential.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Freedom of War race presented a challenge unlike anything else in no-prep racing, as track owner Matt Tucker stripped the WesTx Abilene Raceway surface down to bare concrete from the starting line to the 660-foot mark. It\u2019s a surface that bit Womack and his team in a previous appearance at the track, so they left nothing to chance in their preparation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe last time we raced at WesTx Abilene Raceway after they stripped the track down to bare concrete, we struggled to slow the car down enough to make it drivable,\u201d Womack said. \u201cThis time around, we wanted to be prepared for every situation \u2013 from the first round on a completely bare surface to the quicker ETs we\u2019d need later in the event once the track started coming around. We tested on surfaces that were as close as we could find, but the truth is it\u2019s impossible to fully replicate what Matt Tucker does with that track. All we could do was find the worst surface possible and spend time testing until we felt confident.\u201d<\/p>\n

The preparation paid off, starting with a first-round win over Eric Bain that Womack pointed to as one of the biggest of the weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first round was huge because we\u2019ve been knocked out first round at that track before,\u201d Womack said. \u201cEven after all the testing and preparation, we were still skeptical that a surface that tricky would hold the kind of horsepower our car makes. The track was changing every pair, and there wasn\u2019t much data to rely on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Womack kept turning on win lights deep into the night, setting up a semifinal matchup that he considered the defining moment of the race. With Grissom already through to the final in the HammerHead car, Womack knew what a win over \u201cBig Za\u201d would mean.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019d managed to keep our two team cars away from each other all race long,\u201d Womack said. \u201cOnce LJ got around the Falcon, we knew that if we could beat Big Za, we\u2019d guarantee an all-CW Racing final and lock up $95,000 for our team. That was also the most intense moment of the race. We felt like the truck was trying to run us out of fuel, and there were a few staging games being played. There was a lot on the line, but our team stayed focused, the car performed exactly like it needed to, and we got it done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Womack was quick to praise Grissom, who reached the final round with only a handful of passes in \u201cHammerHead\u201d before the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis driving was calm, consistent, and impressive all weekend long,\u201d Womack said. \u201cHe did an outstanding job, and having him put the \u2018HammerHead\u2019 car in the final alongside the \u2018Hitman\u2019 made the weekend even more special.\u201d<\/p>\n

Womack credited a long list of people for the win, starting with his wife, Jessica Womack, along with Poiencot, crew members Alan Bradshaw, Brandon Chance, and Raymond Cruz, who thrashed until nearly 6 a.m. to keep both cars ready every round, as well as longtime supporter Michael Poland and the media teams who cover the no-prep scene \u2013 Tessa Womack Photography, Lone Star Racing Channel, Never Too Late Video, Ticklefitz, Primitive Models, and 4Ever Grudge.<\/p>\n

He also singled out Roberts, his tuner, who was recognized on the Drag Illustrated 30 Under 30 list in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cJack continues to impress me every race,\u201d Womack said. \u201cRound after round, he kept making the right adjustments, and the car just kept getting faster. He stays humble, keeps his head down, and lets his work speak for itself. In my opinion, he\u2019s one of the most underrated tuners in drag racing today.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Womack saved special praise for Tucker, who put up $150,000 of his own money to fund the record Small Tire purse and has plans to grow the race even bigger.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re doing something completely different than anyone else in the sport,\u201d Womack said. \u201cWhat impressed me the most was Matt Tucker\u2019s commitment to making the event better. He\u2019s the only track owner I know who personally calls racers to ask what they liked, what they didn\u2019t, and what could be improved. He\u2019s genuinely trying to create an environment where any combination has a chance to win, and I think that\u2019s great for the sport. Promoters willing to invest in racers and push the sport forward deserve a lot of credit, and we\u2019re grateful to have been part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Womack confirmed he\u2019ll be back at WesTx Abilene Raceway when the track hosts its next big event in November \u2013 and he believes there\u2019s more performance left in the Hitman.<\/p>\n

\u201cBetween now and November, we\u2019ll be testing, learning, and making every adjustment we can to make this car even faster,\u201d Womack said. \u201cEven though we won, we still believe there\u2019s ET left on the table, and we\u2019re determined to find it before the next race.\u201d<\/p>\n

This story was originally published on July 8, 2026. \"Drag<\/p>\n

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