VeraSun Energy to Promote VE85™ Friday at Freedom Valu Center in Marshall, Minn.

VeraSun E85 Available for 85 Cents Per Gallon at East College Drive Location for 85 Minutes; AgriTalk’s Mike Adams to Host Live Show from Station

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Brookings, S.D., September 18, 2007 - VeraSun Energy Corporation (NYSE: VSE), one of the nation’s largest ethanol producers, will hold a VE85™ pump tour promotion, Friday, Sept. 21, at the Freedom Valu Center on East College Drive in Marshall, Minn. VeraSun will sell its branded VE85™, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, for 85 cents per gallon beginning at 11:30 a.m. CDT. The station is located at 304 East College Drive.

The promotion, which is in conjunction with the AgriTalk Biofuels Tour, will last from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., encouraging FlexFuel Vehicle owners to fill-up with VE85™ and learn more about the benefits of using ethanol as a mainstream fuel source. AgriTalk is a syndicated radio program heard on more than 65 stations in 15 states. Mike Adams, host of AgriTalk, will broadcast live at the station from 10-11 a.m. CDT.

In addition to the 85 cent per gallon price for VE85™, the Freedom Valu Center will provide customers filling their FlexFuel Vehicles with a free 12 pack of Crystal Creek water.

With more than 300 fueling locations and an estimated 150,000 registered FlexFuel Vehicles in Minnesota, drivers are beginning to understand the benefits of using renewable fuels. E85 has the highest oxygen content of any fuel available today, therefore burning much cleaner than gasoline. The Argonne National Laboratory reported that the use of 4.9 billion gallons of ethanol in the United States during 2006 resulted in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by approximately eight million tons, while the use of E85 alone contributes to a 20 percent reduction in ozone-forming pollution and a 30 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

Launched in May 2005, VE85™ has expanded its availability from seven stations in Sioux Falls, S.D., to more than 110 retail locations in 11 states and Washington, D.C. In addition to the Marshall location, VE85™ is available at 15 other retail stations throughout Minnesota. VeraSun has formed strategic partnerships to promote and educate consumers about VE85™ availability and use. In February 2006, VeraSun and General Motors announced a partnership that included the roll-out of 20 Chicago-area VE85™ fueling stations in conjunction with the Chicago Auto Show and GM’s launch of its “Live Green, Go Yellow” campaign. VeraSun also partnered with Ford Motor Company in June 2006 to open the industry’s first “ethanol corridor” by adding 14 VE85™ stations along Interstate 55 from Chicago to St. Louis.

Recently, VeraSun and Enterprise Rent-a-Car announced a collaboration whereby Enterprise committed to concentrate FlexFuel vehicles around select VE85™ fueling locations and designate them as VE85™/FlexFuel branches. Enterprise currently has the largest FlexFuel fleet in America with more than 41,000 vehicles.

VeraSun is committed to developing markets for renewable fuels and helping consumers realize a future that includes renewable energy. Consumers interested in learning more about VE85™, and where to find other VE85™ stations, can visit www.VE85.com.

About VeraSun Energy Corporation

VeraSun Energy Corporation (NYSE: VSE), headquartered in Brookings, South Dakota, is a leading producer of renewable fuel. The Company has 450MMGY of production capacity through four operating ethanol production facilities in Aurora, SD, Fort Dodge, IA, Charles City, IA and Linden, IN. Five facilities are currently under construction in Hartley, IA, Welcome, MN, Reynolds, IN, Albion, NE and Bloomingburg, OH. Upon completion of the new facilities, VeraSun will have an annual production capacity of approximately one billion gallons by the end of 2008. The Company also has plans to extract oil from dried distillers grains, a co-product of the ethanol process, for use in biodiesel production.

The Company 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™. VE85™ is now available at more than 110 retail locations. For more information, please visit VeraSun’s websites at www.verasun.com or www.VE85.com.

Contact

Mike Lockrem
605-696-7527
mlockrem@verasun.com