Patrick's broken Indy wing up for sale on internet

INDIANAPOLIS -- The broken front wing from Danica Patrick's Indianapolis 500 car is up for auction on the Internet auction house eBay.

The wing was damaged in a collision with Tomas Enge and Tomas Scheckter in the May 29 race. Her Rahal Letterman Racing crew replaced the nose cone and wing and she was able to continue, eventually finishing fourth, but Enge and Scheckter were eliminated.

The damaged wing was discovered later amid the wreckage of Enge's car, and Rahal Letterman gave Enge's and Scheckter's team, Panther Racing, permission to auction the wing to benefit the Best Buddies Indiana charity.

"We thought we'd have some fun with this and help raise money for Best Buddies," Panther co-owner John Barnes said. "I doubt we'd be able to raise enough money to pay for the two race cars of ours she crashed, but with as much attention as Danica's been getting ... this will certainly be a big help for our favorite charity."

The eBay bidding started at $500 on Monday and was up to $2,325 by Wednesday morning.

Patrick has agreed to autograph the wing this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, and the auction will end on Monday.

Best Buddies is an international organization that works with the mentally retarded.