Wheldon Wins Third Straight at Homestead

HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Winning three in a row at Homestead-Miami Speedway is fine, but Dan Wheldon was barely out of the cockpit after his season-opening victory Saturday night before he was thinking about another race win he wants more.

"This is step one toward the Indianapolis 500," said Wheldon, who won both the 500 and the IndyCar Series championship in 2005. "I'm all about the Indianapolis 500, nothing else matters to me. But to get three consecutive wins on the same speedway is a big deal, too."

The Englishman, who started from the pole, fought off an early challenge from Sam Hornish Jr., another three-time Homestead winner, and easily overcame a bad pit stop to drive …