At the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on September 28, 2025, Tyler Reddick faced a daunting challenge. He was competing in a critical NASCAR Cup Series playoff race while his 4-month-old son, Rookie, was hospitalized in a cardiovascular intensive care unit at Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. Rookie had been showing signs of heart failure, prompting an urgent medical evaluation and hospitalization. Despite the personal turmoil, Reddick chose to remain in Kansas and race, a decision that was met with both admiration and concern.

His wife, Alexa, shared their son’s condition on social media, asking for prayers and support from the NASCAR community. “After a run around for months with the pediatrician office I knew what was going on was something bigger. Alwa

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