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Rain washes out 2nd day of practice for Indy 500

INDIANAPOLIS -- The second day of practice for the Indianapolis 500 was rained out Tuesday, and drivers never made it onto the track to continue preparations for the 100th running of the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing."

IndyCar used the lack of action to hold a live social media chat with Ed Carpenter, Josef Newgarden and JR Hildebrand. The trio spent 30 minutes answering questions from fans.

"It's still raining," Newgarden said at one point during the chat. "So we're still waiting, which sucks."

The drivers were asked everything from what food they eat in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway -- hot dogs and ice cream -- and their thoughts on last week's announcement that IndyCar will return to Watkins Glen International in September.