Wow, never thought I'd see the day when a special wrap was admired, or in this case a used body still sporting it's old colors. Skoal design was pretty cool, but looks weird with Lucas and Canidae logos emblazoned all over it. What's worse is they're trying to push this by calling it a "special scheme". Wraps have their place, but nothing replaces an awesome paint job. Good luck replicating a candy apple or pearlescent finish on vinyl.
The problem with special paint jobs is:
Body prep is expensive and time consuming.
Paint quality due to the EPA is not like it used to be.
$12,000 to $15,000 for a one time use paint job is rediculous. With the schedule the teams run it would be impossible to keep a nice paint job on a funny car anyway. In the past when a buck was a buck we spent upwards of $10,000 for paint jobs on our TA/FC with candies and fades and all only to see all the hard work ruined on the first run when we banged the blower, shook hard enough to crack the body or ran over something on the track. Never again.
Super comp, super gas and comp cars have some of the prettiest paint jobs you'll ever see. For them it can be justified as the paint will last for several years.
RG