Burt Jenner facts for kids

Burton William Jenner, born on September 6, 1978, is an American businessman and a professional off-road racing driver. He owns a company called West LA Dogs. Burt is the oldest son of famous television personality and Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner and her first wife, Chrystie Scott.

Early Life and Family

Burt Jenner was born on September 6, 1978. His parents are Chrystie Scott and Caitlyn Jenner, who was an Olympic decathlete. A decathlete is an athlete who competes in ten different track and field events. Burt was named after Caitlyn's brother, who passed away in a car accident.

Burt has one full sister named Casey. His parents divorced in 1981. Later, Caitlyn Jenner married two more times. Through these marriages, Burt gained several half-siblings: Brandon Jenner, Brody Jenner, Kendall Jenner, and Kylie Jenner. He also had step-siblings from the Kardashian family when Caitlyn married Kris Jenner.

Burt has shared that his relationship with Caitlyn was sometimes difficult after she remarried. He felt she was not always around. He once thought Kris Jenner had changed his relationship with Caitlyn. However, he later apologized and now talks with Kris regularly. Burt and his sister Casey were not asked to be on the TV show Keeping Up with the Kardashians at first. But Burt later appeared on four episodes of that show and one episode of Call Me Cait.

In the 1980s, Burt's parent, Caitlyn Jenner, raced cars professionally for Jack Roush. Burt grew up watching Caitlyn race and quickly fell in love with racing himself. Caitlyn introduced him to go-karts when he was seven years old. Go-karting soon became his favorite sport, replacing downhill skiing.

In the background, the #33 Mustang driven by Burt's parent, Caitlyn Jenner in 1987

Business Career

Starting West LA Dogs

When Burt Jenner was in his early 30s, he was struggling financially. He decided to become a dog walker. Burt was a big supporter of pit bull dogs. Because he was good at working with pit bulls, people started asking him to help socialize their dogs.

At one point, Burt began keeping his clients' dogs at his home when they were away. This was not allowed. During one Christmas holiday, he had 73 dogs staying in his two-bedroom cottage.

Building West LA Dogs

Burt won $100,000 on a racing competition show called Octane Academy. This was the most money he had ever earned. He used all of it to start a proper dog boarding business. He named it "West LA Dogs."

West LA Dogs is located in a large 14,000-square-foot building. Burt used his entire $100,000 winnings as a down payment for the facility. He did not want to ask Caitlyn to help him with the lease. For a while, he even lived at the facility with his girlfriend, Valerie Pitalo. The business became profitable within 18 months. West LA Dogs offers organic food for dogs. Owners can also pay for their dogs to stay in private rooms with human beds and flat-screen TVs.

Racing Career

Early Racing Attempts

When Burt was 16, Caitlyn gave him an old racing kart. Burt tried to start a racing career by attending racing schools, including Skip Barber Racing, but he did not succeed at first.

In 2011, Burt watched the first season of Octane Academy. This was a racing competition show created by Ford Performance. He felt he could beat all the contestants on the show.

Octane Academy and Beyond

Burt went to audition for Octane Academy at the California Speedway. He waited in line for nine hours and was one of the last people to try out. After his audition, Burt was chosen for the show. He later won season two of Octane Academy, earning $100,000. He used this money to invest in his business, West LA Dogs.

In August 2013, Burt and Caitlyn Jenner raced together in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Series. Burt is sponsored by Gladiator Tires.

Stadium Super Trucks and Baja 1000

In 2014, Burt Jenner raced in five Stadium Super Trucks events. He finished third in Las Vegas during his last event of 2014. This third-place finish was his first time on the podium in his racing career.

He also took part in the 2014 Baja 1000 race alongside Caitlyn Jenner. They raced as part of the Potts Racing Team, driving a special trophy truck. However, they had to leave the race after crashing their truck three times.

In 2015, Burt won three races and placed in four events overall. His first win of 2015 was in St. Petersburg, Florida. In May 2015, Burt won the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Series truck race on Belle Isle. He also received the trophy for being the overall winner of the three-race weekend.

In 2016, Burt finished first in the second race of the season opener at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Australia. During that race, another driver, Matt Mingay, almost landed on Burt's truck during a rollover. But Burt still went on to win the race.

In April 2017, Burt Jenner joined AF Racing. He made his first appearance for the team in the Red Bull Global Rallycross Lites in Memphis. In the first round of the Rallycross Lites, Burt finished 10th. After completing eight places, he was disqualified.

X Games

At the X Games Austin 2014, Burt Jenner placed 13th in TRK Racing. He qualified second for the X Games Austin 2015 and started the race from the front row. Early in the race, another driver caused him to spin out. Burt could not make up the lost time and finished sixth in the 2015 games.

Personal Life

Burt Jenner has three children with his girlfriend, Valerie Pitalo. His first son, Bodhi Burton Jenner, was born in July 2016. His second son, William Behr Jenner, was born in February 2019. His daughter, Goldie Brooklyn Jenner, was born in March 2022.

Burt owns a vacation home near Lake Tahoe. He has been without a permanent home twice in his life. Once, he volunteered to spend a week in an L.A. County jail because he could not afford $15,000 in traffic fines.

Burt is a supporter of the LGBT community. He defended Caitlyn Jenner during her transition and appeared in Caitlyn's interview with Diane Sawyer.