Rogelio López III (born July 29, 1980) is a Mexican racing driver from

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. López won the 2006

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championship, and went to the United States to drive the No. 03

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Dodge in the

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for the 2007 season. He got his first win in the Busch East Series during his rookie season, winning on July 21, 2007, at the

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. He eventually went on to finish 7th in the standings with one win, five top-5 finishes, and six top-10 finishes. He has two

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starts, both of them at

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, in 2006 and 2007. He finished 29th on both occasions.Rogelio Lopez
''Racing Reference'', Retrieved 2010-12-10 López competed in the 2007

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, earning a 13th-place finish.Ranger, Lopez Add International Flavor
''NASCAR PR'' via ''motorsport.com'', October 17, 2007, Retrieved 2010-12-10 He is most famous for his 2006 blow-over in the NASCAR West Series at

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in Fontana, California. While racing with Johnny Borneman, the two made contact coming out of turn 2. Lopez's car went airborne and flipped over. His car slid on its roof for several hundred feet before flipping over back onto the wheels. Lopez was uninjured and walked away from the incident. He returned to make eight starts in the

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in 2008 and finished 21st in points. That same year, he became NASCAR México champion.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

Autozone West Series

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Rogelio 1980 births Living people Mexican racing drivers NASCAR drivers Sportspeople from Aguascalientes