Besides great action shots from the famed drag strip at Pomona, which is home to the season opening NHRA O’Reilly Aut Parts Winternationals, BangShift.com is also going to bring you the thrashing, laughing, head scratching, and gossip from the pits! We’ve got 100 great photos from Thursday at the Winternationals, including Ashley Force and her new baby Jacob John, and we’ll be at the races until the last fuel car runs on Sunday evening. Last year the Winternationals were the “Waternationals” as we say rain, rain, and more rain which meant our own BangShiftChad “had” to hang out through Monday to announce all the sportsman class eliminations. It was a tough assignment.

This year we are on site documenting the event, talking to sponsors, and working on even more great 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series content for you. We’ll have more photos coming from each day of the event as well, so stay tuned for more.