Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Little 's team is also known for making an enclosed driver 's seat to improve driver safety , after driver Dean Chenoweth was killed in a crash in Kennewick , Washington during qualification for a race in 1982 .
Simplified: Little 's team is also known for making an enclosed driver 's seat to improve driver safety , after driver Dean Chenoweth was killed in a crash during a race in 1982 .