---
title: "IndyCar’s Chip Ganassi Motorhome Involved in ‘Crappy’ Collision"
description: "The port-a-potty truck crashed into Ganassi's motorhome by accident, sending the driver to the hospital."
date: "2018-03-10"
modified: "2018-03-10"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/19130/indycars-chip-ganassi-motorhome-involved-in-crappy-collision"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Racing"
tags:
  - "Chip Ganassi Racing"
  - "indycar"
  - "racing"
  - "Racing News"
  - "St. Petersberg"
  - "toilets"
---

# IndyCar’s Chip Ganassi Motorhome Involved in ‘Crappy’ Collision

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Chip Ganassi is kicking off his [2018 IndyCar](<https://www.thedrive.com/video/18826/heres-what-the-2018-indycar-body-kit-looks-like-up-close>) racing season in a rather crappy manner, quite literally. A port-a-potty pump truck managed to crash into his team's hospitality motorhome while attempting to maneuver around a congested VIP lot.

The accident happened Friday morning, as the IndyCar circus prepared to kick off the season's first [racing](<https://www.thedrive.com/start-finish/14695/indycar-tested-its-2018-body-kit-at-sebring-and-the-drive-was-there>) weekend at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in sunny Florida. According to [*Autoweek*](<https://autoweek.com/article/indycar/indycar-crash-port-potty-truck-rams-chip-ganassi-racing-hospitality-motorhome?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social>), the pump truck apparently stuck in reverse gear and backed up into the flamboyant motorhome with considerable force.

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*Twitter/Bruce Martin*

Chip Ganassi's motorhome suffered "minimal" damage, but the driver of the pump truck was taken to the hospital with injuries to his ribs and face. We're just hoping the Ganassi organization has a better start to the season [on the track](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/5085/this-is-what-its-like-to-drive-an-indycar>) than it did in the paddock.

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

### Author social links  
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