Matthew Bostic

[Jordan Bianchi @Jordan_Bianchi]

Roger Penske and Carson Hocevar chat prior to the drivers meeting. Hocevar opened the conversation by telling Penske how IMS is his favorite track. Penske responded by trying to talk Hocevar to attempt the Indy 500.

[nascarcasm @nascarcasm]

ONE WEEK UNTIL TOOD GILLIONAIRE

[nascarcasm @nascarcasm]

When the new guy at the Verizon store offers to put your iPhone screen on

[nascarcasm @nascarcasm]

It is so freaking hot that I'm gonna buy a cooling shirt and wear it outside so I can enjoy eight minutes of being cool before it breaks

[Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth]

The flyovers will continue until morale improves.

[Freddy🇩🇪 @FreddyLA7]

Hello again.

We’re currently in Clemson, South Carolina. I’ve decided to come back here to document the final part of our road trip.

The main reason I deactivated my account two weeks ago was that things became increasingly toxic. For some people, it’s unfortunately unfathomable that a good story can exist without some kind of hidden agenda behind it. There was even a Reddit group going through my entire account trying to find anything they could use to reveal my identity.

I know this was only a small percentage of people, but after a while it became exhausting. During the last two weeks, I received so many kind messages on Instagram, and they really made me realize how many people genuinely enjoyed following the trip. Some people even told me that their grandparents regularly ask them, “What are the Germans up to today?” I think that’s really cool.

I decided to continue because I realized that the overwhelming majority of people loved following along. A small group of very loud people shouldn’t be able to ruin something that brought so many others joy.

I also want to clear something up, as people who follow me on Instagram already know.

I’ve been to the United States before. This is not my first visit, and I’ve never claimed that it was. The last time I was here was in January 2022, when I visited New York and Philadelphia.

A lot of people shared my Raising Cane’s post from November 2025 to make it look like I was secretly American. That post wasn’t from the United States, it was from my trip to Saudi Arabia.

This is my first time back in the U.S. in more than four years, and apart from Boston, I’d never visited any of the places we’ve been to on this trip before. That’s probably why many people assumed it was our first time in America, because for all of these places, it actually was.

And let me tell you, Ohio and Alabama are very different from New York City or Los Angeles.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Thanks for reading.

[nascarcasm @nascarcasm]

We will do anything we can to not have to run a race on Monday. Including, as of one minute ago, running a race on a Monday. #NASCAR

[Matthew Bostic @wmbostic1]

We need 4-5 races at Atlanta every year. This is insane!!! #Quakerstate400 @NASCAR

[NASCAR @NASCAR]

UPDATE: Track-drying efforts are underway at @EchoParkSpdwy.

NASCAR estimates drying should be complete by 11:45 p.m. ET with no more rain. Drivers will report to their cars prior to that time.

Stay tuned to @TNTSportsUS for more.

[Matthew Bostic @wmbostic1]

@bobpockrass Full distance unless rain returns. Nascar shouldn’t just make the rules up as they go.

[Dale Earnhardt Jr. @DaleJr]

Update from Atlanta Motor Speedway: Radar looks good as soon as this last bit of rain clears.

[Joey Stone I Sloppy Joe @JoeyStone_8]

People saying they lost the track but it’s literally right there like what?

[nascarcasm @nascarcasm]

If you want proof that Connor Zilisch is having a much better weekend, this didn't hit Connor Zilisch. #NASCAR

[Matthew Bostic @wmbostic1]

@Thenderson0728 @bobpockrass Figured that was the case.

[Matthew Bostic @wmbostic1]

@Greenfield88 @jeff_gluck Rather a long delay than cut this awesome race short.

[Matthew Bostic @wmbostic1]

@jeff_gluck Makes me so happy. They were trying to pull a fast one on us and only get half a race in. Now we can wait it out and get the full race in.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

It’s just soccer