 In the first nine runnings, the race was won six times from the pole and three times from second starting position.Therefore, the race had always been won from the front row until Esteban Guerrieri won in 2012 from the 18th starting position.In 2013, Peter Dempsey, who started third, won the Freedom 100 in what was then the closest finish in Speedway history (0.0026 secs) in a four-wide finish over Gabby Chaves, Sage Karam, and Carlos Muñoz.