Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: The team went on to finish 3rd and 4th in the race , equalling their highest round points total and promoting them to first place in the constructors ' championship for the first time .
Simplified: The team went on to finish 3rd and 4th in the race , equaling their highest round of points scored . For the first time , the team was in first place in the constructors ' championship .