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Quarter mile

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Quarter-mile or 1&fras1;4 mile may refer to:

  • A dragstrip competition or vehicle test in motorsport, where cars or motorcycles compete for the shortest time from a standing start to the end of a straight 1&fras1;4 mile (0.40 km) track
  • The 440-yard dash, a sprint footrace in track and field competition on a 440 yards (1,320 ft; 400 m; 0.25 mi) oval
  • The 400 metres, a sprint on a 400 metres (440 yd; 1,300 ft; 0.25 mi) oval
  • Quarter Mile Bridge, the local name for the Maribyrnong River Viaduct in Australia
  • Quarter mile horse races on open roads in the US Colonial Era which gave the American Quarter Horse its name
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