Alright, alright, alright…
Academy Award winning actor, author, University of Texas professor and Minister of Culture, and all-around rad dude… the great Matthew McConaughey is the Grand Marshal for today’s NASCAR Cup Series race at COTA in Austin, Texas.
And he did NOT disappoint.
He delivered the command to start the engines in the most Matthew McConaughey way possible.
We definitely want to go! 👏@McConaughey delivers the command to start engines for @NASCARatCOTA! (📺: FS1) pic.twitter.com/kzG8wAlwTy
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 23, 2021
And the entire NASCAR-watching world (for the most part) LOVED it.
@McConaughey. Love your style! Can you give the command every weekend? #NASCAR #NASCARatCOTA #EchoParkTGP
— kiki (@kiki_1947) May 23, 2021
Its like Matthew McConaughey was auditioning for Dazed and Confused all over again haha. There's no way he wasn't high AF 🤣🤣 #Nascar #COTA #EchoParkTGP
— 🖤Brittni Hullinger🖤 (@BrittniHulling1) May 23, 2021
@NASCAR can Matthew McConaughey do every start Your Engines. Damn that was banging!!
— Delorse Croissette (@HuntressJackson) May 23, 2021
Really enjoyed that command to start the engines from @McConaughey
— Tyler 🔴⚫️⚪️ (@tyleroom) May 23, 2021
Matthew McConaughey doing the command to start engines was amazing. #NASCAR #COTA
— Matt Smith (@23mattsmith23) May 23, 2021
It’s now official, @McConaughey must start every race. #iconic
— B. J. Nevans (@ODBeej) May 23, 2021
Is Matthew McConaughey stoned or just extremely chill? 😜😋 #NASCAR #NASCARatCOTA
— Anne-Marie⚠️ (@AnneDASHMarie) May 23, 2021
@codyjohnson with the anthem and a smooth @McConaughey “drivers start your engines”. Austin is bringing it for @NASCARatCOTA
— Cameron Woolridge (@Cam_Woolridge) May 23, 2021
@McConaughey should give the command every week imo #NASCARatCOTA pic.twitter.com/0Cs1YtNxrC
— rylie (@ryliesisk23) May 23, 2021
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— misty 🤠 time (@misty_for_days) May 23, 2021
That was the absolute coolest “drivers start your engines” I have ever witnessed in 27 years🤘🏽 @McConaughey #NASCARatCOTA #NASCARonFS1
— Johnathon Yezierski (@SkiTGOD) May 23, 2021
That was a smooooooth command from @McConaughey to kick off @NASCARatCOTA. pic.twitter.com/tVebSvpdOS
— Dianne Gallagher (@DianneG) May 23, 2021
Oh, and we had a little Cody Johnson action for the Star Spangled Banner.
Helluva start to today’s race.
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you to @codyjohnson for singing the national anthem for today's race! #NASCARSalutes pic.twitter.com/C0dZ9OnWld
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 23, 2021
Wow @codyjohnson 🙌🇺🇸#EchoParkTGP | #NASCARatCOTA pic.twitter.com/v31SdXR36N
— NASCAR at COTA (@NASCARatCOTA) May 23, 2021