Rogelio López III (born July 29, 1980) is a Mexican former racing driver from Aguascalientes.
López won the 2006 Desafío Coronachampionship, and went to the United States to drive the No. 03 Telmex/Lucas Oil Dodge in the NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series for the 2007 season.
López got his first win in the Busch East Series during his rookie season, winning on July 21, 2007, at the Music City Motorplex in Nashville. He eventually went on to finish seventh in the standings with one win, five top-five finishes, and six top-ten finishes.
López has two NASCAR Nationwide Series starts, both of them at Mexico City, in 2006 and 2007. He finished 29th on both occasions.Rogelio Lopez, Racing Reference, Retrieved 2010-12-10
López competed in the 2007 Toyota All-Star Showdown, earning a 13th-place finish.Ranger, Lopez Add International Flavor, NASCAR PR via motorsport.com, October 17, 2007, Retrieved 2010-12-10
López is most famous for his 2006 blow-over in the NASCAR West Series at California Speedway in Fontana, California. While racing with Johnny Borneman, the two made contact coming out of turn 2. López's car went airborne and flipped over. His car slid on its roof for several hundred feet before flipping over back onto the wheels. López was uninjured and walked away from the incident.
López returned to make eight starts in the NASCAR Camping World East Series in 2008 and finished 21st in points. That same year, he became NASCAR México champion.
On March 20, 2025, López announced his retirement from racing.
Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series NASCAR Busch Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pts Ref 2006 Tom Eriksen Racing 67 Dodge DAY CAL MXC29 LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 123rd 76 2007 DAY CAL MXC29 LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 136th 76
Autozone West Series NASCAR Autozone West Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Ref 2006 Dave Davis 03 Chevy PHO PHO S99 IRW SON DCS IRW EVG S99 CAL22 CTS AMP 73rd 97
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