Burt Jenner

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Burt Jenner
Born
Burton William Jenner

(1978-09-06) September 6, 1978 (age 46)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Malibu High School
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • off-road racing driver
EmployerWest LA Dogs
TelevisionOctane Academy
PartnerValerie Pitalo
Children3
Parents
Relatives

Burton William Jenner (born September 6, 1978) is an American businessman, owner of West LA Dogs, and a professional off-road racing driver. He is the eldest son of television personality and Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner [lower-alpha 1] and her first wife Chrystie Scott.

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Early life

Jenner was born on September 6, 1978 [1] to Chrystie Scott ( née Crownover) and Olympic decathlete Caitlyn Jenner. [lower-alpha 1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Burt is named after Caitlyn's brother, who was killed in a car accident. He has one full-sister, Casey. His parents divorced in 1981. [5] [6] Caitlyn later remarried twice, and Burt gained half-siblings Brandon Jenner, Brody Jenner, Kendall Jenner, and Kylie Jenner. [7] His step-siblings included members of the Kardashian family through Caitlyn's marriage to Kris Jenner. [7] [8] Jenner has said that after Caitlyn remarried they had a strained relationship, as she was not always present. [3] [7] [9] He blamed Kris Jenner for changing his relationship with Caitlyn, but later apologized and now speaks with her regularly. [8] He has stated that he and his sister, Casey, were not invited to participate in Keeping Up with the Kardashians . [8] [10] Jenner later appeared on four episodes of Keeping Up with the Kardashians and one episode of Call Me Cait . [11]

In the 1980s, Burt's parent, Caitlyn Jenner raced professionally for Jack Roush in the International Motor Sports Association. [3] [7] Burt grew up watching Caitlyn race and developed his own love for racing. [3] Caitlyn introduced him to go-karts at age seven, which quickly replaced downhill skiing as his favorite sport. [3] [7] [6]

In the background, the #33 Mustang driven by Burt's parent, Caitlyn Jenner in 1987 RoushRacing-87mia.jpg
In the background, the #33 Mustang driven by Burt's parent, Caitlyn Jenner in 1987

Career

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]

Personal life

Jenner has three children with his girlfriend, Valerie Pitalo. [30] His first son, Bodhi Burton Jenner, was born in July 2016. [31] [32] William Behr Jenner, Burt's second son, was born in February 2019. [33] His daughter, Goldie Brooklyn Jenner, was born in March 2022. [34] Jenner has a vacation home near Lake Tahoe. [11] Jenner has been homeless twice. [3] Jenner once volunteered to spend a week in an L.A. County jail because he could not afford $15,000 in accumulated traffic fines. [3] He is a supporter of the LGBT community and defended Caitlyn Jenner during her transition, and made an appearance on Caitlyn's Diane Sawyer interview. [21] [35]

Motorsports career results

Stadium Super Trucks

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

Stadium Super Trucks results
Year12345678910111213141516171819202122SSTCPtsRef
2014 STP STP LBH IMS
7		 IMS
9		 DET
5		 DET
7		 DET
4		 AUS
13		 TOR TOR OCF
4		 OCF
11		 CSS
4		 LVV
3		 LVV
11		6th207
2015 ADE ADE ADE STP
5		 STP
1*		 LBH DET
3*		 DET
3		 DET
1*		 AUS
6		 TOR TOR OCF
9		 OCF
2		 OCF
3		 SRF
1*		 SRF
6		 SRF
9		 SRF
4		 SYD
11		 MGM
2		 MGM
10		4th399 [36]
2016 ADE
8		 ADE
1		 ADE
5		 STP STP LBH LBH DET
12		 DET DET TOW TOW TOW TOR TOR CLT CLT OCF OCF SRF SRF SRF 17th73 [37]
2017 ADE ADE ADE STP STP LBH LBH PER PER PER DET DET TEX TEX HID HID HID BEI GLN GLN ELS
6		 ELS
DNQ		26th25 [38]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Caitlyn fathered Burt prior to her gender transition

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