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Anyone who followed Formula 1 in the 1990s to the early 2000s would remember Rubens Barrichello as effective driver. Though the Brazilian did not win any championships, he notched up 11 wins and 68 podium finishes.
SI.com racing writer Andrew Lawrence was at Daytona International Speedway filing frequent dispatches from today's Daytona 500. The list above includes the six drivers with the best odds to win the Daytona 500 and seven drivers at 16-1 or shorter. Kurt Busch, the 2017 winner is next at 20-1, leaving just Buescher (40-1) and Jones (66-1) as the outliers.
Like many fellow Formula 1 drivers, Mr Barrichello likes watches and was once an Audemars Piguet ambassador; the Royal Oak Offshore Rubens Barrichello II of 2006 was one of the hottest watches of the era.
Unsurprisingly, Mr Barrichello is apparently a fan of the Rolex Daytona – arguably the auto racing watch – explaining his collaboration with Artisans de Genève, a Swiss outfit that specialises in customising Rolex watches. They gave his Rolex Daytona a makeover to create “La Barrichello”, a strikingly and heavily modified Cosmograph Daytona with an open-worked movement.
Notably, Artisans de Genève just last year performed a similar custom job on a Daytona belonging to Juan-Pablo Montoya, another F1 driver who was active in the sport at the same time as Mr Barrichello. Both drivers’ skeletonised watches are novel in a good way; much of Artisans de Genève’s other creations are modern Daytonas modified to look like vintage “Paul Newman” Daytonas, which is arguably less interesting.
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Creative differences
“La Barrichello” started out as the all-steel Daytona ref. 116520, which is the preceding generation of Daytona that was first introduced in 2000 before being replaced by the ref. 116500LN (distinguished by its ceramic bezel) in 2016.
Mr Barrichello wanted his Daytona to look “mechanical” – a familiar look for F1-inspired watches – resulting in a watch that’s Daytona meets Richard Mille meets Hublot. It has an open dial that reveals the skeletonised base plate that in turn shows off bits of the cal. 4130 movement that are otherwise hidden, including the mainspring and chronograph wheels.
Though the original, stock Daytona ref. 116520 has a steel bezel, this is fitted with a black ceramic bezel produced by Artisans de Genève. Though it’s reminiscent of the bezel found on the current Rolex model, it features entirely different markings the same material, sees different markings from the updated bezel of the ref. 116500LN. The tachymetric scale, for instance, is graduated to “500”, instead of “400” as on the Rolex bezel.
The entirety of the case has a matte, brushed finish, in contrast to the alternating brushed and polished surfaces of the stock Daytona. At the same time, the pushers and crown have been coated in black amorphous diamond-like carbon (ADLC).
Minimalist dial
The dial of the watch is thoroughly skeletonised, leaving only the chapter rings for the seconds, minute track, and chronograph registers. Notably, the 12-hour counter has been enlarged, giving the dial an asymmetrical layout that is reminiscent of vintage chronographs (one if which Longines recently remade as the Avigation BigEye Chronograph).
And because the dial has disappeared, the branding has been printed on the underside of the sapphire crystal, a move that might get Artisans de Genève in trouble with the legal department at Rolex.
Rebuilding the 4130
But more notable than the nips and tucks to the dial and case is the reworking of the Rolex cal. 4130 chronograph movement. According to Artisans de Genève, the movement was disassembled and then certain components singled out to be skeletonised and bevelled by hand.
In addition, the rotor is produced by Artisans de Genève, first cast in 21k gold then open-worked to resemble a wheel rim, before being bevelled by hand and coated in ADLC.
In total, 260 hours are required to customise each watch, according to Artisans de Genève. Despite all the work done, “La Barrichello” retains the 100m water resistance and 72 hours of power reserve of the stock Daytona.
Key facts
Diameter: 40mm
Height: 12mm
Material: Stainless steel
Water resistance: 100m
Movement: Self-winding cal. 4130 with 21ct gold rotor
Frequency: 28,800bph, or 4Hz
Power reserve: 72 hours
Strap: Customised rubber strap
Pricing and availability
The Artisans de Genève Rolex Daytona “La Barrichello” is a one-off and not for sale. For other timepieces customised by the workshop, visit the brand’s website here.
Back to top.The NASCAR Cup Series will head to Phoenix Raceway on Sunday March 14 for the Instacart 500, which is the fifth points race of the season.
Joey Logano captured the Phoenix race (Fan Shield 500) last March, which was the final NASCAR race before the circuit shut down for more than two months in 2020.
In the Season Final 500 on Nov. 8, 2020, Chase Elliott took the checkered flag at Phoenix and that victory also gave him the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series championship.
For this weekend, I'm leaning to the two previous winners but I've also got my eyes on one long shot plus two other top contenders.
Be sure to check out my Betting Preview on this week's race, plus my Top-5 Drivers to win the race below.
Good Luck!
Instacart 500 Top-5 Finish Prediction
- Date: Sunday, March 14, 2021
- TV-Time: FOX, 3:30 p.m. ET
- Venue: Phoenix Raceway
- Location: Avondale, Arizona
Top-5 Finish Prediction:
1) #22 Joey Logano (7/1)
2) #9 Chase Elliott (5/1)
3) #12 Ryan Blaney (17/1)
4) #2 Brad Keselowski (5/1)
5) #11 Denny Hamlin (7/1)
Odds Subject to Change
Note: Winner of each race listed in RED
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Kyle Larson and the No. 5 team captured the Pennzoil 400 on Sunday Mar. 7 from Las Vegas, Nevada. (AP)
NASCAR 2021 Betting Results
The 2021 NASCAR season is underway and bettors backing long shots have prospered in the first three points races of the season.
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In the Daytona 500 on Feb. 14, Michael McDowell cashed tickets at a 100/1 price (Bet $100 to win $10,000).
One week later on the road course from Daytona, we watched Christopher Bell and the #20 car cash tickets at odds as high as 55/1.
On Feb. 28, William Byron kept the big ticket trend pushing forward as the No. 24 team won as a 33/1 betting choice from Homestead.
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Larson celebrates return with 1st win since suspension
Kyle Larson, a 10/1 betting choice, raced to his first NASCAR victory since he was reinstated from a nearly yearlong suspension.
The win was the second straight for Hendrick Motorsports, who now have two of its four drivers locked into the playoffs just one month into the new season. William Byron being the other one.
Listed below are the winners and odds for all of the points and exhibition races for the 2021 NASCAR season.
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