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 and her first wife Chrystie Scott.
Jenner was born on September 6, 1978[1] to Chrystie Scott (née Crownover) and Olympic decathlete Caitlyn Jenner.[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] His parent 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 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 his parent 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 Patalo.[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, his parent 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 his parent 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 his parent, 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]