CORRECTING and REPLACING - VeraSun Energy Corporation to Release Second-Quarter 2008 Results and Host Webcast Tuesday, August 12

BROOKINGS, S.D., July 29  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Please note that the "pre-registration" information listed in the previous version of this release issued on July 29, 2008, has been removed and will not be utilized for this event. The corrected release follows:

VeraSun Energy Corp. (NYSE:VSE), one of the nation's largest ethanol producers, today announced it will release its first quarter results before market open on Tuesday, August 12, 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.

To listen to the conference call by phone, domestic callers may dial [phone] and enter conference code 57890004. International callers may dial [phone] and enter conference code 57890004. 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 conclusion of the call. To access the replay, dial [phone] and enter conference code 57890004. International callers may access the replay by dialing [phone] and entering conference code 57890004.

About VeraSun Energy Corporation

VeraSun Energy Corp. (NYSE:VSE), headquartered in Brookings, S.D., is a leading producer and marketer of ethanol and distillers grains, a valuable livestock feed. Founded in 2001, the company has a fleet of 16 production facilities in eight states, of which two are still under construction. VeraSun Energy is scheduled to have an annual production capacity of approximately 1.64 billion gallons of ethanol and more than five million tons of distillers grains by the end of 2008.

VeraSun also 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(R). For more information, please visit VeraSun Energy's websites at http://www.verasun.com/ or http://www.ve85.com/. 

DATASOURCE: VeraSun Energy Corporation



CONTACT: Investors: Patty Dickerson, [phone],

; Media: Mike Lockrem, [phone], ,

both of VeraSun Energy Corporation



Web site:  http://www.verasun.com/

http://www.ve85.com/ 

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