VeraSun Energy Corporation to Release First Quarter 2008 Results and Host Webcast Tuesday, May 13, 2008

BROOKINGS, S.D., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VeraSun Energy Corp. NYSE: VSE, one of the nation's largest ethanol producers, today announced it will release its first quarter results before the market opens on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, and the Company will host a live conference call and webcast at 10 a.m. EDT/9 a.m. CDT the same day. Donald L. Endres, Chief Executive Officer, Danny C. Herron, President and Chief Financial Officer and Bryan Meier, Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer will host the call.

A live webcast can be accessed on VeraSun's website at http://www.verasun.com under the "Investor" tab. Participants may pre-register for the call at https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=PFF46UQD9. Pre-registrants will be issued a pin number to use when dialing into the live call.

To listen to the conference call by phone, domestic callers may dial (888) 713-4215 and enter access code 25811122. International callers may dial (617) 213-4867 and enter access code 25811122. Investors are advised to dial into the call at least ten minutes prior to the call to register.

A replay will be available beginning approximately one hour after the conclusion of the call. To access the replay, dial (888) 286-8010 and enter access code 65448395. International callers may access the replay by dialing (617) 801-6888 and entering access code 65448395.

About VeraSun Energy Corporation

VeraSun Energy Corporation NYSE: VSE, headquartered in Brookings, S.D., is a leading producer of renewable fuel. Founded in 2001, the company has more than one billion gallons of annual ethanol production capacity through 11 operating facilities. Six additional facilities are currently either under construction or development with a combined capacity of 660 million gallons. Upon completion of the new facilities, VeraSun Energy will have an annual production capacity of approximately 1.75 billion gallons. The company announced it started construction at its Aurora facility to extract oil from dried distillers grains.

VeraSun markets E85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline for use in Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFVs), directly to fuel retailers under the brand VE85(TM). For more information, please visit VeraSun Energy's websites at http://www.verasun.com or http://www.VE85.com.