Meet Alexa DeLeon, wife of Nascar star Tyler Reddick: she’s a mental health and environmental advocate, and the daughter of an MLB player – but why did she lose out to her hubby on naming their son?
It’s been a big year for Reddick, who not only won the Regular Season Championship despite suffering from a stomach flu, but also married his long-time girlfriend and the mother of his son
Per AP, the racer was suffering from a stomach flu that he’d caught from his young son, which left him feeling terribly ill during the race – so much so that he thought he might puke inside his helmet or have diarrhoea. The diarrhoea medication he’d been taking stopped the latter from happening but it made him sicker behind the wheel. “I can hardly remember sections of the race, I was so out of it at times,” he said, before expressing relief that he didn’t “take someone out during caution or make some crazy moves on the racetrack to take anyone else out”.
Reddick’s big win comes hot on the heels of another major milestone in his life. Earlier this year, he married his long-time girlfriend Alexa DeLeon, with whom he shares four-year-old Beau. Fun fact: based on an Instagram photo of their engagement captioned, “After years of Tyler hinting and sending me rings, I finally proposed,” it seems like she was the one who popped the question. The ceremony was held at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, and was attended by the who’s who of the racing world, including 23XI Racing co-owner Denny Hamlin, driver Bubba Wallace, and Sam Hunt of Sam Hunt Racing.
So just who is Tyler Reddick’s new wife?
Her father was a pro baseball player
The Nascar WAG’s father, the late Jose DeLeon, was a famous Major League Baseball pitcher. He died in February this year after battling cancer. Reddick revealed in an interview with The Athletic that during DeLeon’s stint at the Chicago White Sox, he spent some time with Jordan during spring training. He also shared that there might be a picture of the Basketball Hall of Famer holding his now-wife as a baby. In April, Alexa posted a life update on her Instagram, in which she shared pictures of herself as a baby with her father.
What does Alexa DeLeon do for work?
Alexa DeLeon is an influencer, social healthcare worker and businesswoman, per the USA Network. The outlet reports that she works with an organisation called West Kent to offer mental health assistance to young people, free of charge. DeLeon also founded the non-profit Sembration Opita, to raise awareness about environmental causes, aid reforestation and give back to the Dominican community. DeLeon’s father was Dominican.
According to her Instagram bio, DeLeon is a Christian, a mother and “chauffeur and chef to Beau”.