NASCAR driver Tyler Reddick was driving this weekend with more than just a playoff race on his mind.

Reddick and his wife, Alexa, recently opened up about health issues that their four-month-old son, Rookie, has struggled with.

After an initial social media post at the end of September announcing that their son was in the cardiovascular ICU, Alexa Reddick posted an update on Rookie’s condition.

“Rookie has a tumor that’s ‘choking’ the renal vein & renal artery. Telling the heart ‘hey I’m not getting enough blood… pump harder.’ Causing the enlarged heart," she wrote on Instagram late Saturday night .

“He will need the entire kidney removed as it is not believed to be functioning any longer. He will undergo open surgery to remove his right kidney. We’re just not sure when. Waiting is

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