Reddick races at Kansas as son Rookie battles heart issues in ICU

Tyler Reddick raced at Kansas Speedway on Sunday while his four month old son, Rookie, remained in the cardiovascular intensive care unit at Levine Children’s Hospital after showing signs of heart failure, the driver’s wife said in a social media post. Reddick finished seventh in the Hollywood Casino 400, a result that helped his playoff prospects but left him still outside the cutoff for the next elimination round.

Alexa Reddick wrote that her son had been showing troubling symptoms for months that she felt were overlooked by the pediatrician’s office and that the family is now seeking answers and treatment in the hospital’s cardiovascular ICU. “Please, please pray for this sweet guy that God heals his heart,” she wrote, adding that she trusts the doctors treating Rookie. The infant was born in May and is the couple’s second child.

Reddick acknowledged the strain of the situation before and after the race. “It’s difficult. What my son Rookie is going through is serious. A tricky situation. More than anything, I’m just ready to get on a plane and go home,” he said, and added that he and his wife were aligned on his decision to remain at the track to compete. Teammates, other...