A consistent front-runner on the professional circuit, Layne has built one of the top résumés in modern chuckwagon racing. He was the 2022 World Champion Chuckwagon Driver and the 2023 Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Champion, and is a two-time recipient of the Richard Cosgrave Memorial Award.
In 2025, Layne finished inside the top ten in the World Standings for the fifth straight year, recording 13 top-ten runs and four top-ten overall aggregate finishes. He made history in 2023 as the first driver to win both the Calgary Stampede’s prestigious Guy Weadick Award and the Rangeland Derby Championship in the same year. His career also includes multiple equine excellence honours, the WPCA Most Improved Driver Award (2017), and the WPCA Chuckwagon Person of the Year Award (2009).
A former outrider, Layne won two Rangeland Derby Championships and a Calgary Stampede Aggregate title. He began his career on the CPCA circuit, earning High Point Rookie Driver (2000), Most Improved Driver (2001), and two Most Sportsmanlike Driver honours. Layne and his wife, Loreena, have two children – Taygan and Trey – and reside in Coronation, Alberta.
