NASCAR's shortened West Coast swing kicks off this weekend with a trip to Phoenix Raceway.
Xfinity Series and Cup Series teams will compete while building the notebook for November's championship races, which will also take place at the 1-mile track. The Truck Series teams will remain idle this weekend, but the ARCA Menards Series teams will join the schedule at Phoenix.
Christopher Bell is the defending winner of the spring race at Phoenix. William Byron, Ross Chastain, Joey Logano, and Chase Briscoe are the other drivers to win at Phoenix in the Gen 7 era.
Phoenix Raceway forecast and schedule
Friday forecast: The WeatherUnderground forecast calls for rain showers in the morning. A high of 56 degrees and a 3% chance of rain at the start of the ARCA Menards Series race.
Saturday forecast: The forecast calls for sunny skies with a high of 68 degrees and a 6% chance of rain.
Sunday forecast: The forecast calls for sunny skies with a high of 75 degrees and a 3% chance of rain.
Friday, March 7, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 11 a.m. -- ARCA Menards Series garage hours
- 3:30 - 8:30 p.m. -- Xfinity Series garage hours
- 3:30 - 8:30 p.m. -- Cup Series garage hours
- 4:30 - 5:15 p.m. -- ARCA Menards Series practice (No TV)
- 5:30 - 5:50 p.m. -- ARCA Menards Series qualifying (No TV)
- 8 p.m. -- ARCA Menards Series race (150 laps, 150 miles. FS1, Radio coverage on Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Saturday, March 8 schedule (Eastern Time)
- 10 a.m. -- Xfinity Series garage hours
- 12 - 4:30 p.m. -- Cup Series garage hours
- 11:30 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. -- Xfinity Series practice (CW app)
- 12:35 - 1:30 p.m. -- Xfinity Series qualifying (CW app)
- 2 - 2:45 p.m. -- Cup Series practice (Prime Video)
- 3:05 - 4 p.m. -- Cup Series qualifying (Prime Video)
- 5 p.m. -- Xfinity Series race (200 laps, 200 miles. CW, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Sunday, March 9, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 12:30 p.m. -- Cup Series garage hours
- 3:30 p.m. -- Cup Series race (312 laps, 312 miles. FS1, in-car cameras on Max, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)