Michael McDowell had his best race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season at Watkins Glen, coming home second to Shane van Gisbergen. Frontstretch's Phil Allaway was among those who spoke to McDowell. Donate: frontstretch.com/donate Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/Frontstretch Follow Phil Allaway on Twitter: twitter.com/critic84 Follow Stephen Stumpf on Twitter: twitter.com/stephen_stumpf Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/Frontstretch Thank you for watching this video from the NASCAR race weekend at Watkins Glen International. Please hit that SUBSCRIBE button for more NASCAR content, and hit the bell notification to get instantly alerted about every new video that we upload. #nascar #watkinsgleninternational #michaelmcdowell