Carlos "Apdaly" Lopez (born December 2, 1994) is an

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driver from

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. Lopez won the gold medal in the

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class at the

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. His father, Juan Carlos Lopez, is also a professional off-road racer.

Career history

Lopez made his debut in the

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championship at the 2011 Baja 250. He won the ATVPRO 25 class with co-drivers Ivan Mejorado and

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in a

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TRX450. Lopez competed in the newly-formed

Super Buggy championship in 2013. At the

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Lopez won two races. He also competed in the main series at

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and

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. At St. Louis the Mexican driver finished fourth. In Costa Mesa Lopez finished third in two out three races. In 2014 Lopez participated in the

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. As a co-driver to

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the duo competed in the

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class. The duo finished sixth in class, eighth overall. He also competed full-time in the Stadium Super Trucks. After a solid start of the season Lopez won the second race at

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in support of the

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. He had another good run during the

where the Stadium Super Trucks made their debut. At the modified

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Lopez won his heat race and subsequently won the final to claim his first X Games gold medal. Lopez went on to claim nine top three finishes during the season to claim third place in the championship. After failing to qualify for the

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final (he finished last in his heat and 13th in the Last Chance Qualifier), Lopez did not return to SST until 2016 when he participated in the Mike's Peak Hill Climb Challenge. His next series points race took place in 2017 with the Race & Rock World Championship at

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; Lopez won the first race but retired from the second after flipping. He also ran the 2018 season opener at the baseball park, a race in which he shared the victory with

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due to confusion as multiple drivers had failed to take the Joker Lap.

Personal

Lopez studied engineering at cetys universidad in Tijuana, Baja California.

Motorsports career results

Stadium Super Trucks

(

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) (Bold – Pole position. ''Italics'' – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

References

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