31 Facts About Kenton Koch

Kenton Lee Koch was born on July 5,1994 and is an American racing driver who competes in the GT4 America Series, Michelin Pilot Challenge, and IMSA SportsCar Championship.

At age six, Kenton Koch attended the LA Auto Show with his father, where he was introduced to karting.

Kenton Koch himself stated that karting wasn't initially a career path, but after a strong performance in a Skip Barber-promoted karting shootout, Koch earned a half-scholarship to compete in the Skip Barber Western Regional Series.

In 2011, Kenton Koch graduated to the Skip Barber Summer Series, where he would claim three podiums and one race win through 12 races, taking seventh in the championship.

Kenton Koch had a strong rookie season, claiming 17 victories through 20 races and taking a podium in every race.

Kenton Koch took on a coaching role at Skip Barber Racing School's Monterey, California facility.

For 2014, Kenton Koch utilized his scholarship to compete in the SCCA Pro Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup.

Kenton Koch joined Alara Racing, who had claimed the most recent series title with driver Christian Szymczak.

Kenton Koch began the 2017 season with a part-time IMSA drive, competing in the Prototype Challenge class with JDC-Miller MotorSports, his IMSA Prototype Lites employer.

Kenton Koch himself rebounded from an earlier incident to bring the car home in the final stint.

However, despite a second place finish in the season finale, Kenton Koch finished runner-up in the championship.

For 2017, Kenton Koch returned to the newly-christened IMSA Prototype Challenge as his principal drive for the season.

From 11 races, Kenton Koch claimed ten podiums and seven race victories, including his first race of the season at Barber alongside weekend sweeps at Mosport, Trois-Rivieres, and Road Atlanta.

Kenton Koch took on a full-time drive alongside Janco in the 2018 IMSA Prototype Challenge, with the entry capturing a season-best sixth place finish in the opening race of the season.

Kenton Koch appeared for the team's IMSA SportsCar Championship effort in the first two races of the season, with the team finished 12th in the GTD class at Daytona, then 18th at Sebring.

Kenton Koch took part in one-off appearances with Robillard Racing and Polestar Motor Racing in the IMSA Prototype Challenge during 2019.

Kenton Koch teamed up with driver coaching client Bryan Putt for the 2020 season, taking part in the 2020 GT4 America Series SprintX season in the Pro-Am Cup with BSport Racing.

Kenton Koch returned to the academy in 2021 and 2022, although wasn't selected for factory support during any of the three seasons.

Kenton Koch returned to BSport in 2021, finally breaking through for the team's first race victory in GT4 America at VIR.

Kenton Koch competed in the 2021 24 Hours of Daytona with Muhlner Motorsport in the LMP3 class, driving alongside Moritz Kranz, Stevan McAleer, and Laurents Horr.

Kenton Koch completed one-offs in the IMSA Prototype Challenge, driving for One Motorsports, and the 24H Series, where he won the GTX class of the 2021 24 Hours of Sebring driving for Leipert Motorsport.

Kenton Koch debuted in the GT4 European Series during 2022, driving alongside Dutch driver Thijmen Nabuurs in a Silver Cup entry fielded by Team Spirit Racing.

Kenton Koch took part in a handful of races alongside GS championship hopeful Eric Foss, after his scheduled co-driver Jeff Mosing suffered a rib injury.

Kenton Koch claimed the GS-class pole in both of his first two races with the team, the latter of which ended in a class victory for himself and Foss at Mid-Ohio.

The duo claimed another victory later in the season at Road America, completing Kenton Koch's run in the championship.

In 2023, Kenton Koch returned to the IMSA SportsCar Championship, taking part in the Michelin Endurance Cup as Team Korthoff Motorsports' third driver.

Kenton Koch took part in select Michelin Pilot Challenge events for the team.

Kenton Koch stated that his education was "just as important as racing," and that it assisted him off-track in the racing world.

Since 2014, Kenton Koch has carried a small good luck charm in his car of clay animation character Gumby.

Early in his career, Kenton Koch donned a Gumby-inspired race suit to promote Gumby Fest, held in his hometown of Glendora, California.

In 2014, Kenton Koch's mother was listed for a heart transplant, and officially underwent surgery in 2015.