Arlen Dacar is a racing driver who competes in American Endurance Racing. Dacar has recorded 4 wins and 4 podiums from 5 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,956 ranks Dacar 17238th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
| 2025-05-03 | Watkins Glen International Class 3 | P1 | +133 |
| 2025-05-02 | Watkins Glen International Class 3 | P11 | −74 |
| 2025-04-05 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex Class 3 | P1 | +103 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +133 | Watkins Glen International 2025 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| +115 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex 2023 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| +104 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex 2023 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| +103 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex 2025 | American Endurance Racing | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +162 | 1,956 | |
| 2023 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +444 | 1,794 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Harry Sukumaran | 1,781 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🏳️ Michael Koepke | 1,717 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🏳️ Kenneth Rutyna | 1,822 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🏳️ Jeff Jones | 1,739 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🏳️ John Oldt | 2,008 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Edward Henderson | 1,747 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Jay Parmenter | 1,631 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Guile Wood | 1,603 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Jake Pranckun | 1,552 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ David Berman | 1,524 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Matt DistefanoHigher-rated | 2,631 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Jay SmithHigher-rated | 2,456 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🏳️ James CountermanHigher-rated, 2× champion | 2,319 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17,228 | 🏳️ TJ Preble | SCCA Regionals | 1,958 |
| 17,229 | 🏳️ Waleed Chehadi | PCA Club Racing | 1,958 |
| 17,230 | 🏳️ Andrey Agafonov | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,957 |
| 17,231 | 🏳️ Cooper Beasley | SCCA Regionals | 1,957 |
| 17,232 | 🏳️ Dan Mount | NASA | 1,957 |
| 17,233 | 🏳️ Eric Poulsen | SCCA Regionals | 1,957 |
| 17,234 | 🏳️ Fred Ferguson | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,957 |
| 17,235 | 🇩🇪 Steffen Schlichenmeier | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,957 |
| 17,236 | 🇺🇸 Tyler David | SKUSA SuperNationals | 1,957 |
| 17,237 | 🏳️ Aaron McSpadden | SCCA Majors | 1,956 |
| 17,238 | 🏳️ Arlen Dacar | American Endurance Racing | 1,956 |
| 17,239 | 🇦🇷 Federico Braga Carlos | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,956 |
| 17,240 | 🇦🇹 Jeff Young | SCCA Majors | 1,956 |
| 17,242 | 🏳️ Jörg Kurowski | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,956 |
| 17,241 | 🏳️ Joseph Tobin | SCCA Regionals | 1,956 |
| 17,243 | 🏳️ Rafael de Paula | Turismo Nacional | 1,956 |
| 17,244 | 🏳️ Theo Peppes | SCCA Majors | 1,956 |
| 17,245 | 🏳️ Antoine Lemieux | SKUSA SuperNationals | 1,955 |
| 17,246 | 🇺🇸 Chris Haldeman | SCCA Majors | 1,955 |
| 17,247 | 🏳️ Demetrios Constantinidis | SCCA Runoffs | 1,955 |
| 17,248 | 🇦🇷 Emmanuel Pérez Bravo | TC Pista Mouras | 1,955 |
Arlen Dacar races in American Endurance Racing, a multiclass endurance championship where Class 3 production-based cars share the track with four other classes across a mixed field of amateurs, semi-professionals, and graded professionals. He has completed five starts across the 2023 and 2025 seasons driving for an indexed team, taking four wins and four podiums from those starts.[1]
Dacar finished 14th in the 2025 American Endurance Racing standings after three rounds raced to date, with two wins and two podiums so far this season. His record includes victories over Michael Koepke, who won the Class 3 title in 2023 and has 39 starts in the series, and Harry Sukumaran, a regular opponent in the class. He has also beaten Matt Distefano, a semi-professional with extensive PCA Club Racing experience, once in their head-to-head meetings.[2]
Dacar's field in American Endurance Racing includes a range of competitors from club racers through to seasoned semi-professionals and graded professionals, all running the same races. Against the regulars he meets most often, he typically finishes ahead; his wins over Koepke and Sukumaran place him among the stronger finishers in his class across these meetings.