このインスタンス メソッドの作成に問題があります。別の競合他社用のスペースがあるかどうかをメソッドがチェックするように、メソッドを作成しようとしています。ある場合は、次の利用可能なスロットに別の競合他社が追加されます。
    public boolean addCompetitor(Competitor competitor) {
    // TODO
    for(int i=0;i<competitors.length; i++){
        if(numberOfCompetitors < MAX_COMPETITORS){
            numberOfCompetitors++;
            return true;
        }
    }
    return false;
}
条件が満たされた場合に変数を配列に追加できるかどうかを確認するために、ループを実行しました。
これは完全なエラー出力です。
java.lang.NullPointerException
at Race.finishRace(Race.java:71)
at TestA2Classes.start(TestA2Classes.java:46)
at TestA2.main(TestA2.java:12)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at edu.rice.cs.drjava.model.compiler.JavacCompiler.runCommand(JavacCompiler.java:272)
完全なコード:
public class Race {
public static final String[] RACE_DESCRIPTIONS = {"Sprint", "Distance", "Eliminator", "Keirin"};
public static final int SPRINT = 0;
public static final int DISTANCE = 1;
public static final int ELIMINATOR = 2;
public static final int KEIRIN = 3;
public static final int MAX_COMPETITORS = 8;
private int number;
private int typeIndex;
private MyDate date;
private boolean hasFinished;
private Competitor[] competitors;
private int numberOfCompetitors;
public Race(int number, int typeIndex, MyDate date) { 
    // TODO
    this.number = number;
    this.typeIndex = typeIndex;
    this.date = date;
    this.hasFinished = false;
    this.numberOfCompetitors = 0;
    this.competitors = new Competitor[MAX_COMPETITORS];
}
public int getNumber() {
    // TODO
    return number;
}
public boolean getHasFinished() {
    // TODO
    return hasFinished;
}
public int getTypeIndex() {
    // TODO
    return typeIndex;
}
public MyDate getDate() {
    // TODO
    return date;
}
public Competitor getCompetitor(int number) {
    // TODO
    for(int i=0; i<competitors.length; i++){
        if(competitors[i].getNumber() == number){
            return competitors[i];
        }
    }
    return null;
}
public void finishRace(int first, int second, int third) { 
    // TODO
    this.hasFinished = true;
    for(int i=0; i<competitors.length; i++){
        if(competitors[i].getNumber() == first){
            competitors[i].setPosition(1);
        } else if(competitors[i].getNumber() == second){
            competitors[i].setPosition(2);
        } else if(competitors[i].getNumber() == third){
            competitors[i].setPosition(3);
        } else{
            competitors[i].setPosition(0);
        }
    }
}
public boolean addCompetitor(Competitor competitor) {
    // TODO
    if(numberOfCompetitors < MAX_COMPETITORS){
        competitors[numberOfCompetitors] = competitor;
        numberOfCompetitors++;
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}
public String toString() {
    // TODO
    String details = number + ", " + RACE_DESCRIPTIONS[typeIndex] + " [" + date + "]";
    if(!hasFinished){
        details += ": Race not finished";
    } else if(hasFinished){
        details += "\n     1st: " + competitors[0].getName();
        details += "\n     2nd: " + competitors[1].getName();
        details += "\n     3rd: " + competitors[2].getName();
    } else{
        details += "n/a";
    } 
    return details;
}
}