LONG POND – Denny Hamlin didn’t have to wait long to find redemption.

A week after coming up short in a last-lap battle with Kevin Harvick at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver delivered a statement Sunday at Pocono Raceway.

Hamlin survived NASCAR’s overtime to win the Gander RV 400 for his fifth career win at the Tricky Triangle and third victory this season in the Monster Energy Cup Series.

Spurred by the sting of last week’s shortcomings, Hamlin held off teammates Erik Jones and Martin Truex Jr. after a late caution pushed the race past its scheduled 160-lap distance.

“You just want to know that you’re a race-winner,” Hamlin said in Victory Lane. “You want to know that you can contend for wins. Yeah, you’re looking for momentum, but you’re just looking for wins, week in, and week out.

“I’m so proud of this FedEx Ground Team for giving me yet another (race-winning car) this week … We really fought for it last week, and came up short. But it feels good to kind of redeem ourselves this week and have such a strong car. Even when we were behind, we were able to make up positions on the 19 (Truex) and 20 (Jones).”

Hamlin led 113 laps a week ago, but couldn’t get around Harvick in the closing stages as he settled for a runner-up finish.

Pocono was the perfect place for Hamlin to bounce back. His five wins at the track lead all active drivers.

Hamlin led 32 laps Sunday, and moved to the point for good after roaring past Jones off Turn 1 on Lap 144. Hamlin drove around Truex into Turn 1 to take second on Lap 143.

But late restarts were key, as was fuel mileage.

Kyle Busch, who won the June race and led 56 laps, pitted with 25 laps to go, handing the lead to Jones with Truex second and Hamlin third.

As the leaders battled, Hamlin conserved fuel, biding his time before going to the front.

“I was in fuel save mode, and still trying to get around those guys,” said Hamlin. “Once I knew I got around them, then I really went into conservation mode, instead of stretching the lead out there.”

Hamlin also survived two late restarts to secure the win. The first came when Josh Bilicki stopped on the backstretch, brining out the yellow with eight laps to go.

With drivers eager to get back to the gas when the race restarted on Lap 157, it didn’t take long before another incident slowed action again.

As cars jockeyed for position off Turn 1, Kurt Busch got squeezed into Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and hit the wall. With Busch limping down the backstretch, Stenhouse came back and spun Busch, collecting Michael McDowell to bring out the seventh and final caution of the day.

Hamlin cleared Jones in the top lane on the final restart on Lap 162 with a push from Kyle Larson to secure the 34th win of his career.

Jones, who finished in the top-three for the third straight week, led 10 laps.

While happy with the run of success, it’s a second career win Jones is after as the season winds down and the playoffs approach.

“It’s a little bit of everything,” Jones said of his recent strong finishes. “We started the race so far off today, I wasn’t sure how we were going to run. We were able to turn it around by halfway, and really get back in contention.

“There at the end, I wasn’t sure how it was all going to play out, but it was nice to get some good restarts. Martin (Truex) gave me a great push at the end. We were there for a second, and the top (lane) got rolling and I couldn’t really do anything. But it’s good to get another top-three run. We just have to break through, and once we get that, I think we can click a few off here.”

William Byron finished fourth, while Larson rounded out the top-five.

After picking up his first win of the season at New Hampshire, Harvick nearly went back-to-back at Pocono, but settled for a sixth-place finish after leading a race-high 62 laps.

“When the cautions came out, I knew we needed to be perfect on those restarts,” said Harvick. “And I didn’t time them 100 percent right — didn’t get the second place car up in front of the first place car by pushing him – then by the time we got to Turn 1 we lost two spots and the caution comes out, and you’re on the inside lane again.”

DENIED … Kyle Busch won Stage 1 and had a car that looked capable of winning Sunday, but the Joe Gibbs Racing driver failed to complete the season sweep in Long Pond, settling for a ninth-place finish.

TWISTS AND TURNS … The series heads to its second and final road course of the season at Watkins Glen next Sunday for the Go Bowling at the Glen. Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott earned his first career win at the track last year.

REMEMBER WHEN … While Hamlin has had great success at Pocono in his career, Sunday marked his first win at the track since June 2010. Hamlin swept both races at the track during his rookie season in 2006, and again in August 2009.