With a last minute effort Monday afternoon, Los Angeles resident J.B. Moresco placed the winning eBay bid on Danica Patrick's broken Indy 500 front wing, and every cent of the $42,650.01 he paid is going to Best Buddies - Panther Racing's charity
source: paddocktalk.com Moresco, 28, heard about the wing during the ESPN broadcast of the Bombardier Learjet 500k at Texas Motor Speedway. Ironically, he had been interested in becoming actively involved with charity work and there had been a Best Buddies business card sitting on his desk for months. "When I saw all the proceeds were going to Best Buddies, that's what really swung my interest and geared me up to make the bid," Moresco said. "I honestly didn't think in a million years that I would win this thing. I've had a Best Buddies card on my desk for two months because I've been looking for a charity to get involved with, and when this came up it all fell into place." Moresco works in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles, and grew up near Watkins Glen International Raceway. While he never caught a race at The Glen, he was always a fan of the Indianapolis 500 while growing up in New York. "It was a truly extraordinary week for Best Buddies Indiana as we watched the excitement build each day as the bids went higher and higher," Sarah Baldini, Deputy Director of Programs for Best Buddies, said. "I think we were all astonished when the bids reached the $10,000 mark and then rose to $25,000, but the winning bid of $42,650 is just remarkable. It truly exceeded any expectations we had going into this auction."
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