West LA Dogs
In his early 30s, Jenner was broke when he decided to become a dog walker. [3] [12] Jenner was a pit bull advocate, and because of his comfort in working with pit bulls, he began to attract clients who wanted him to assist them in socializing their dogs. [3] [8] Jenner began illegally housing his clients' dogs when they were away, at one point hosting seventy-three dogs over a Christmas holiday out of his two-bedroom cottage. [3] After winning $100,000 on season two of Octane Academy, the largest amount of money Jenner had ever earned, he invested it in a legitimate dog boarding business, which he called "West LA Dogs". [3] West LA Dogs is located in a 14,000 square foot facility. [3] Not wanting to ask Caitlyn to co-sign the lease, Jenner used his entire $100,000 winnings as a down payment for the facility and began living at the facility with his girlfriend, Valerie Pitalo. [3] [8] It was profitable eighteen months later. [3] West LA Dogs provides organic food, and owners can pay for their dog to stay in private suites with human beds and flat-screen TVs. [3] [11]
Racing
When he was sixteen, Caitlyn gave him an old racing kart. [6] Jenner unsuccessfully attempted to start a career through attending racing schools, including Skip Barber Racing. [7] [6] In 2011, Jenner watched the first season of Octane Academy, a racing competition show by Ford Performance, and realized he could beat all of the contestants on the show. [3] Later, Burt went to audition for the show at the California Speedway. [3] He waited in line for nine hours and was one of the last people to audition. [3] [7] After his audition, Jenner was chosen for the show and was later the winner of season two of Octane Academy, earning $100,000, which he put toward his business, West LA Dogs. [3] [7] In August 2013, Burt and Caitlyn raced alongside each other in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Series. [13] [14]
Jenner is sponsored by Gladiator Tires. [3] [15] In 2014, Jenner raced in five Stadium Super Trucks events, placing third in Las Vegas during his final event of 2014. [1] [16] His third place win in Las Vegas was his first podium finish of his career. [16] [17] He participated in the 2014 Baja 1000 alongside Caitlyn Jenner. [3] [18] They competed as part of Potts Racing Team, driving a customized trophy truck. [19] [20] After crashing their truck three times, they pulled out of the race. [21] [13]
In 2015, Jenner placed in four events, with three wins. [1] [3] His first win of 2015 was in St. Petersburg, Florida. [3] [7] [22] In May 2015, Jenner won the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Series truck race on Belle Isle. [7] [9] Jenner also received the trophy for the overall winner for the three-race weekend. [7] [23]
In 2016, Jenner finished first in the second race of the season opener at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Australia. [24] [25] During the race, Matt Mingay nearly landed on Jenner during a rollover, but Jenner went on to win the race. [24]
In April 2017, Jenner joined AF Racing, making his debut for the team in the Red Bull Global Rallycross Lites in Memphis. [14] [26] In the first round of the Rallycross Lites, Jenner placed 10th. [27] After completing eight places, Jenner was disqualified. [28]
X Games
In the X Games Austin 2014, Jenner placed 13th in TRK Racing. [1] Jenner qualified second for the X Games Austin 2015 and was on the front row. [3] [29] Early in the race, another driver spun him out, and Jenner could not make up the lost time. [3] Jenner placed sixth in the 2015 games. [1]
