Bobby
Layne of Kansas City won the IMCA Modified National Series event at Lakeside
Speedway. Layne is joined by (l-r) pit steward Charlie Kraft, trophy girl and
flagman Terry Wantland. – Bill Haglund Photo
Kansas City, Mo. (June 22, 1984) – Most of the week-long rain, a continuation of a month-long monsoon in the Midwest, had drained to the low side of the track at Lakeside Speedway for the IMCA Modified National Series event.
And Bobby Layne of Kansas City didn’t fool with Mother Nature. The former sprint car driver reverted to form and drove through the muck and mud to win the 25-lap feature race.
Layne not only won but made a mockery of the event.
“There was no cushion, there was nothing up high,” Layne said of finding racing room for his fourth feature victory of the season at Lakeside’s half-mile track.
Layne won by almost a straightaway over Merv Chandler of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Chandler, however, maintained his first-place position on the IMCA Modified National Series point list. Bernie Juliar of Hudson, Iowa, finished sixth in the feature and holds on to second place in the point standings.
Layne started in the front row and immediately took possession of the racetrack. Chandler was always in second place but after a few laps, never contended for the lead.
“If you remember me when I drove sprint cars, you’ll remember that I always drove on the low side through the turns,” Layne said. “The tires always get more bite down there.”
In other events, Bobby Goulden III of Independence won for the third time in the NASCAR late model feature and Tom Charles of Bonner Springs, often the bridesmaid, finally caught the bouquet and scored his first street stock feature win of the season.
Results –
Heat #1 - Bobby Layne
Heat #2 – Merv Chandler
Heat #3 – Jim Whisler
Heat #4 – Bernie Juliar
B-main – Charlie Benedict
Feature –
1. Bobby Layne
2. Merv Chandler
3. Joe Cobb
4. J.L. Cooper
5. Ron Hartford
6. Bernie Juliar
7. Ron Lefholz
8. Jerry Nelson
9. Dennis Pittman
10. Monte Cotton
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