Koch began his racing career at the age of 22 after he graduated from college with an associate degree in Marketing and Business Degree at Northwood University. He finished 8th in the final point standings and finished runner up in the Rookie of the Year standings. In 2011 He made his 1st Nationwide Series race at Phoenix and finished 17th and on the lead lap.
He currently competes full-time in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Xfinity Series, driving the Number. 11 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing. Prior to racing on 4 wheels.
Koch raced on 2 wheels and was considered one of the top 20 motorcross riders in the state of Florida.
Koch raced 8 years until the end of 2008 when he made the transition to National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. In 2009, He started racing in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Camping World West Series. He earned 4 top 20 finishes in 2011 and finished 18th in the final point standings.
Koch planned to compete for Rick Ware Racing in the 2012 Nationwide Series driving the Number. 41. Partway through the season Koch was switched to the Number.
15 when Timmy Hill returned to Nationwide competition, and soon afterwards was forced to switch to a limited schedule due to a lack of sponsorship.
Foreign 2013, Koch returned to SR² Motorsports, for which he had driven a limited start-and-park schedule late in 2012, to run most of the season in the team"s Number. 24 and Number. 00 Toyotas. In October, he made his debut in the Sprint Cup Series, driving for Leavine Family Racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
After driving for RAB Racing in the 2013 Nationwide Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he started on the outside pole, Koch moved to TriStar Motorsports for the full 2014 National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Nationwide Series season (largely in a start and park role) He also signed with Front Row Motorsports to drive the Number.
He also ran a handful of races for Go Fetal alcohol syndrome Racing as well. In 2015, Koch was given a full-time ride by TriStar Motorsports for the full Xfinity Series (formerly Nationwide Series) in the #8 Toyota with LeafFilter Gutter Protection as a primary sponsor.
Koch was leading with 6 laps to go in Road America when the battery died, resulting in a 20th-place finish. After the race Koch described the race as the closest he had come to winning in his entire career.
In 2016, LeafFilter owner Matt Kaulig left TriStar to start his own team, Kaulig Racing, with an alliance with Richard Childress Racing.
Koch came over as well, running the full season in the #11 Chevrolet. Koch finished 9th at the season opener at Daytona, his best finish and first top-ten of his career. Koch appeared in a commercial for the voting awareness organization Rise Up And Register.
However, it was rejected by Entertainment and Sports Programming Network due to "religious and political overtones".
Despite there being no religious messages in the commercial. Entertainment and Sports Programming Network later issued a statement saying, "Koch’s personal religious beliefs played no role in our evaluation.".
