Dallas Stars owner Tom Hicks and members of his family were scheduled to attend the Sharp Aquos 500 Nextel Cup race at California. Hicks said it was a social invitation by team owner Richard Childress. He wouldn’t comment on whether he has any interest in investing in a NASCAR team. But his sports empire has grown this year.

In February, he became co-chairman of the Liverpool Football Club, one of the most storied soccer franchises in the English Premier League. Hicks’ partner in that purchase was George Gillett, the owner of the NHL’s Montreal Canadians and now a major investor in Ray Evernham’s NASCAR team.

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