SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2005 Chevrolet Corvette drove away tonight with the top honors winning the car of the year category, "THE Ride of '05" at Spike TV's AutoRox, the first ever nationally televised auto awards show. Hosted by Carmen Electra and Joe Rogan, AutoRox honored and celebrated America's passion for the automobile. The 90-minute show, taped tonight at the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles, will air TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2005 (9:00-10:30pm ET/PT) on Spike TV.

During the telecast, Detroit's own Kid Rock rocked the house all night as he performed Cowboy and Son of Detroit. Legendary auto designer and race car driver Carroll Shelby received the only award to a human being -- The Icon Award - acknowledging a true giant in the auto industry. Jay Leno of the Tonight Show was featured in a tribute to Shelby.

Special appearances were made on the telecast: Vivica A. Fox, Beth Ostrosky, Brooke Burke, Amber Campisi (Miss February, Playboy Magazine), Randy Couture and Spike TV's resident car expert, Funkmaster Flex.

The winning cars at Spike TV's AutoRox include:

THE RIDE OF '05 (CAR OF THE YEAR)
- 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

THE TAKE-IT-OFF DROP TOP OF 2005
- 2005 FERRARI F360 SPIDER

THE MOST JAMMIN' TRUCK OF 2005
- 2005 DODGE RAM SRT/10

THE MAD-REAL SUV OF 2005
- 2005 PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO

THE "LIVIN' LARGE" LUXURY CAR OF 2005
- 2005 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM

THE HOTTEST EXOTIC OF 2005
- 2005 LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO

THE MAXIMUM "G" SPORTS CAR OF 2005
- 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

THE TASTIEST TUNER OF 2005
- 2005 ACURA RSX TYPE-S

THE SPEED DEMON - 2005
- 1997 McLAREN F1 (FASTEST FACTORY TOP SPEED OF 240.14 MPH)

THE MID-LIFE CRISIS CAR - 2005
- 1999 LAMBORGHINI DIABLO ROADSTER

THE REAL MUSCLE - 2005
- 1967 SHELBY MUSTANG GT500

THE MAJOR PLAYER - 2005
- 2003 FERRARI ENZO

THE CHICK MAGNET - 2005
- 2004 SALEEN S7

THE STEAL-OF-A-DEAL - 2005
- 2005 DODGE NEON SRT/4