Baseball owner may buy into RCR

Nextel Cup team owner Richard Childress said Friday that it's possible Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks will get involved in NASCAR by partnering with an existing team.

Hicks and his sons, Tommy Jr. and Alex, were Childress' guest last weekend at California Speedway.

"They wanted to look at our sport," Childress said. "I know they are doing due diligence on our sport, as all good businessmen would do. I think it would be great if they wanted to get involved. They would be a huge asset."

Childress said Hicks is a friend and he invited him to the race. Hicks was in Southern California because the Rangers were playing the Angels in Anaheim.

But Childress said he isn't looking for another partner at the moment. He has a partner in Chartwell Investments, a New York-based equity firm.

"I only want one partner at the end of the day," Childress said. "There's nothing right now that we're really talking about." More at ESPN.com