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| Born | Burton William Jenner (1978-09-06)September 6, 1978 (age 46) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Malibu High School |
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| Employer | West LA Dogs |
| Television | Octane Academy |
| Partner | Valerie Pitalo |
| Children | 3 |
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Burton William Jenner (born September 6, 1978) is an American businessman, owner of West LA Dogs, and a professionaloff-road racing driver. He is the eldest son of television personality and Olympic gold medalistCaitlyn Jenner[a] and her first wife Chrystie Scott.
Jenner was born on September 6, 1978[1] to Chrystie Scott (née Crownover) andOlympic decathleteCaitlyn Jenner.[a][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-siblingsBrandon Jenner,Brody Jenner,Kendall Jenner, andKylie Jenner.[7] His step-siblings included members of theKardashian family through Caitlyn's marriage toKris 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 inKeeping Up with the Kardashians.[8][10] Jenner later appeared on four episodes ofKeeping Up with the Kardashians and one episode ofCall Me Cait.[11]
In the 1980s, Burt's parent, Caitlyn Jenner raced professionally forJack Roush in theInternational Motor Sports Association.[3][7] Burt grew up watching Caitlyn race and developed his own love for racing.[3] Caitlyn introduced him togo-karts at age seven, which quickly replaceddownhill skiing as his favorite sport.[3][7][6]
In his early 30s, Jenner was broke when he decided to become a dog walker.[3][12] Jenner was apit 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 ofOctane 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]
When he was sixteen, Caitlyn gave him an old racing kart.[6] Jenner unsuccessfully attempted to start a career through attending racing schools, includingSkip Barber Racing.[7][6] In 2011, Jenner watched the first season ofOctane Academy, a racing competition show byFord Performance, and realized he could beat all of the contestants on the show.[3] Later, Burt went to audition for the show at theCalifornia 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 ofOctane 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 theLamborghini 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 2014Baja 1000 alongsideCaitlyn 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 inSt. Petersburg, Florida.[3][7][22] In May 2015, Jenner won theSPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Series truck race onBelle 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 theAdelaide 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]
In theX Games Austin 2014, Jenner placed 13th in TRK Racing.[1] Jenner qualified second for theX 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]
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 nearLake 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 theLGBT community and defended Caitlyn Jenner during her transition, and made an appearance on Caitlyn'sDiane Sawyer interview.[21][35]
(key) (Bold – Pole position.Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)
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| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | SSTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6th | 207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4th | 399 | [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 | 17th | 73 | [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 | 26th | 25 | [38] | |||||||||||||||||||