With Auto Club Speedway in Fontana no longer on the schedule and the next California stop for the circuit in June, the NASCAR Cup Series' West Coast swing jumps from one desert to another this week.

And if there is truly just one race on the NASCAR 2024 schedule that drivers want to get right on their first visit, it's at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., where the Shriners Children's 500 runs on Sunday.